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The Library charges a fine each day that a book is late. If Ben recently paid a $3.77 fine for a book that was 13 days late, what is the daily fine?

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total charge = days late * fine

3.77 = 13*fine

divide by 13 on each side

3.77 /13 = fine

.29

The charge is $.29 per day

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