Kaylie 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 charges Kaylie paid for the book when she returned it x days after due.
2+0.25
What does the constant term of the expression represent??

Question

Kaylie 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 charges Kaylie paid for the book when she returned it  x days after due. 
2+0.25
What does the constant term of the expression represent??

anonymous · Answer

2 + 0.25x
The 2 is representing the fixed rental ($2.00)
The 0.25 is representing the cost per day late fee (25 cents per day)

goformit100 · Answer

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