Ruth borrowed a book from a 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 charges Ruth paid for the book when she returned it x days after the due date.

2 + 0.25x

What does the second term of the expression represent?

The total late fee paid

The fixed rental for the book

The late fee per day for the book

The number of days the book was overdue

Question

Ruth borrowed a book from a 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 charges Ruth paid for the book when she returned it x days after the due date.

2 + 0.25x

What does the second term of the expression represent? 

 The total late fee paid 

 The fixed rental for the book 

 The late fee per day for the book 

 The number of days the book was overdue

anonymous · Answer

The late fee per day for the book?

anonymous · Answer

i think 2 is the fix rental and let x be the number of days(overdue)
so 0.25 x represent late fee per day for the book

anonymous · Answer

It means every day that its overdue, X is just there to represent the days. X can represent anything numerical.