Joseph 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 Joseph paid for the book when he returned it x days after the due date:

2 + 0.25x

What does the coefficient of the expression represent?

Question

Joseph 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 Joseph paid for the book when he returned it x days after the due date:

2 + 0.25x

What does the coefficient of the expression represent?

anonymous · Answer

a.The fixed rental for the book

b.The total late fee for the book

c.The late fee per day for the book

d.The number of days the book was overdue

conqueror · Answer

If you know what a coefficient is, you should be able to answer the question

anonymous · Answer

i dont know how to find it

texaschic101 · Answer

a coefficent is just a number...not beside a variable (the letter).
So can you tell me the coefficient ?

anonymous · Answer

ok i got it thx :)

anonymous · Answer

sorry..there was a mistake made.
A coefficient is a number multiplied by a variable...like 3n...3 would be the coefficient.
Therefore, the coefficient is 0.25 and it is the late fee per day for the book