Question

Adelaide has a credit card with a company that charges $3.00 for every day a payment is late. If she paid $416.02 for a bill that is 5 days late, how much was the bill without the late fee?

Answer 1

Let's assume that the bill amount without the late fee is represented by "x".

Since Adelaide paid $416.02, which includes a late fee of $3.00 per day for 5 days, we can set up an equation:

x + 5($3.00) = $416.02

Simplifying the equation:

x + $15.00 = $416.02

Subtracting $15.00 from both sides of the equation:

x = $401.02

Therefore, the bill amount without the late fee was $401.02.