Ruth 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

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Ruth 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 chargesRuth paid for the book when she returned it x days after the due date: 2 + 0.25x what does the second term of expression represent?

Mathematics

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Wewaii [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-15T13:26:49+03:00

Wewaii [24]2 years ago

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Answer:

The late fee per day for the book

Step-by-step explanation:

2 + .25x

The 2 is the fixed rental for the book

.25x is the late fee per day where .25 is the charge per day and x is the number of days