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

Answer 1

Which would be the "second" term?

Answer 2

looking at the expression

2 is the fixed fee

the other term is the daily late fee charge... where x is the number of days

Answer 3

@angiezuniga From what @campbell_st said...which do you think is the answer?

Answer 4

I THINK B OR C im not sure

Answer 5

It can't be B because the 2nd term contains a variable while the statement B is talking about a fixed(constant) rental for the book

Answer 6

think about it

Answer 7

"C"orrect @Nishant_Garg ;p
Get what i did there? Im clever arent i ._.

Answer 8

haha, I saw that

Answer 9

so the correct answer is C?

Answer 10

*"C"laps* GJ!!!
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Answer 11

WHAT DO YOU MEAN *"C"laps* GJ!!!???

Answer 12

I mean its C ;-;
Plz dun yell at me ;-;

Answer 13

NOBODY IS YELLING AT YOU HAHA. AND OKAY THANK YOUU!

Answer 14

Oh the caps kinda made me thought and np! If you need anything else contact me :D