Question

5) The video store has a basic rental charge and a different per-day late fee. Nate was one day late and paid $5.50 in all for his video. Gina was four days late and paid $10 in all for her video. What is the basic rental charge and the per-day late fee that the store charges?​

Answer 1

Rental charge: $4.00

Per-day fee: $1.50

Step-by-step explanation:

We see that Gina (terrible name) was late for 3 more days than Nate, and as a result paid $4.50 more than him. So, using basic division, we find that for each day, Gina paid $1.50. We can also use this same information to find the base fee via subtracting Gina's total paid amount by 1.50 x 4 (since she was late four days). And that brings us to $4.00 as base fee