Question

A daycare charges a base fee of $3 plus 0.5 dollars per minute for away after closing time pick up Alvin how to pay 10.50 lowers for late pickup Albanese equation 10.50 equals 0.5 a + 3 to represent the situation what does the variable a represent in the equation

Answer 1

The nursery has a fixed rate and another variable.

The fixed is a total of 3 dollars. The variable changes depending on the delay time when picking up a child.

In this case the child is Albin, who presents the following equation:

10.50 = 0.50 * a + 3

Therefore, it would be the minutes for late pickup of Albin.