Question

the late fee for library books is $2.00 plus 15c each day for a book that is late. if monica's late fee is $2.75, write and solve a linear equation to find how many days late her book is.

Answer 1

Your answer is 2.00
15
15
15
15
15
———-
2.75
Or 2.00 x 5

Answer 2

Answer: .15x+2.00= 2.75

x=5

Explanation:

2.75-2.00= .75

.75/.15= 5

Therefor Monica's book is 5 days late