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the late fee for library books is $2.00 plus 15c each day for a book that is late. if monica's late fee is $2.75, write and solve a linear equation to find how many days late her book is.

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Your answer is 2.00
15
15
15
15
15
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2.75
Or 2.00 x 5
User Ooker
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Answer: .15x+2.00= 2.75

x=5


Explanation:

2.75-2.00= .75

.75/.15= 5


Therefor Monica's book is 5 days late


User Hakju Oh
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