Question

tyra's family is spending the afternoon in millersville. they plan to see a movie that is over 2 hours long and then explore the town. The movie will cost the family $36, and parking costs $4 per hour. how long will the family be able to spend in millersville if they don't have any other expenses and want to spend less than $60?

Answer 1

To determine how long Tyra's family can spend in Millersville, we need to calculate their total budget and how much they are spending on the movie and parking.

1. **Total Budget**: $60
2. **Cost of the Movie**: $36
3. **Remaining Budget for Parking**:

\[
\text{Remaining Budget} = \text{Total Budget} - \text{Cost of the Movie}
\]
\[
\text{Remaining Budget} = 60 - 36 = 24
\]

4. **Cost of Parking**: $4 per hour

To find out how many hours they can spend on parking with the remaining budget, we divide the remaining budget by the cost of parking per hour:

\[
\text{Hours of Parking} = \frac{\text{Remaining Budget}}{\text{Cost per Hour}}
\]
\[
\text{Hours of Parking} = \frac{24}{4} = 6 \text{ hours}
\]

5. **Total Time in Millersville**: Since the movie is more than 2 hours long, we add that time to the parking time to find the total time they can spend in Millersville.

\[
\text{Total Time} = \text{Time for Movie} + \text{Time for Parking}
\]

Let's consider the minimum time for the movie as 2 hours (since it is over 2 hours, we can use 2 hours for calculation):

\[
\text{Total Time} = 2 + 6 = 8 \text{ hours}
\]

**Conclusion**: Tyra's family will be able to spend 8 hours in Millersville.