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

darkknight · Answer

Is this the full question?

Vocaloid · Answer

Question has been edited to provide missing info

darkknight · Answer

The fixed rental is the first term. So .25x would be The late fee per day for the book. The whole thing in total is the total fee and the number of days that the book was overdue is x.