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?

Answer 1

The coefficient, 0.25, of the expression represents the late fee for every day the book was overdue.

And the constant, 2, represents the fixed rental fee.

The variable, x, represents the number of days Joseph had the book for.

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