Rose spent $27.50 at a parking garage in downtown Orlando. The garage charged a base fee of $5.50 for the first hour, and an hourly rate of $2.75 for each additional hour. The following sign is displayed to show the prices for the first 4 hours. Parking Rates: 1 hour for $7.50, 2 hours for $10.25, 3 hours for $13.00, 4 hours for $15.75. Part A: Create an equation that can be used to determine how many additional hours, ℎ, Rose parked her car in the garage.
Part B: Solve the equation to determine the number of additional hours, ℎ, Rose parked her car in the garage.
Part C: What is the total number of hours that Rose parked her car in the garage? Rose parked her car for _ total hours in the garage.