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the late fee for library books is $2.00 plus 15¢ 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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the late fee for library books is $2.00 plus 15¢ 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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Y=2+.15x would the the base equation to find total fees her book late fee is 2.75 so you plug that in as y and 2.75=2+.15x || subtract 2 from both sides so .75=.15x ||divide both sides by .15 so that 3=x
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