In Den Haag you park your car at 09:47 in a blue zone and take out the parking disc. What time do you set the pointer to?
- ✓ 10:00 — rounded to the next half or whole hour
- 09:30 — rounded to the previous half or whole hour
- 09:47 — exactly the time you arrived
Correct answer: 10:00 — rounded to the next half or whole hour
Explanation
False — the disc has no minutes. You set it to the next whole or half hour after your arrival, so 10:00
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong — you round the wrong way. You set the disc to your arrival time, rounded up to the next whole or half hour: here 10:00
- Wrong — the disc has no minutes. You set it to the next whole or half hour after your arrival, so 10:00
Topic: The parking-ban zone, the parking disc and the parking garage
Read the rule: Core: The parking-ban zone, the parking disc and the parking garage
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- Core: The parking-ban zone, the parking disc and the parking garage
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