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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?

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User Skoz
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0.25 is the coefficient, that represents the late fee charged everyday the book is late
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