Question

Eon checked a book out of the library, but forgot to return it and owes

1.50 in fines. If a book is 1 day overdue, the fine is 10 cents, 2 days
verdue, 20 cents, 3 days overdue, 30 cents, and so on. How many days
verdue is Keon's book?

Answer 1

15 days

Explanation:

It seems that the fines are 10x cents for every x days overdue. Therefore, 10x = 150 (150 because $1.50 is 150 cents) so x = 15 days.