Question

Ruth borrowed a book from the library. The library charged a fixed rental for the book and a late fee for every day the book was overdue. The expression below shows the chargesRuth paid for the book when she returned it x days after the due date: 2 + 0.25x what does the second term of expression represent?

Answer 1

The late fee per day for the book

Explanation:

2 + .25x

The 2 is the fixed rental for the book

.25x is the late fee per day where .25 is the charge per day and x is the number of days