Question

the late fee for library books is $2.00 plus 15 each day for a book that is late. If Maria's fee for a late book was $3.20, wrote and solve a linear equation to find how many days late the book was

Answer 1

8 days

Explanation:

I assume you meant $0.15/day late fee (15 cents per day)? If so, the answer is:

x = # of days late

$2.00 + ($0.15/day)x = $3.20

($0.15/day)x = $3.20 - $2.00 = $1.20

x = $1.20/ ($0.15/day) = 8 days