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

Am I right with C?

Answer 2

you more than likely are lol

Answer 3

@carmelle am i right with this?

Answer 4

Politely disagree w/ the previous responses.

if x is the # of days late, then 0.25 (by itself, no x) would be the late fee per day

Since it's 0.25*x, it's (late fee per day)(# of days late), or in other words, the total late fee over x days

Answer 5

hmm so D?

Answer 6

the second term of the expression is 0.25x

0.25 is the late fee per day
x is the number of days late

therefore, 0.25x = (fee per day)(number of days) = total late fee paid

Answer 7

Ohhh

Answer 8

Its A

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

thank you