Question

A lending library gives books on rent for reading. It takes a fixed charge for the first two days and additional charge for each day thereafter. Latika paid $22 for a book kept for 6 days while Anand paid $16 for the book kep for 4 days. Find the fixed charges and the charge for each extra day.

Answer 1

Answer:

One extra day: 3$

Fixed charge: 10$

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that:

• The first two days have a fixed charge
• Lakita paid 22$ for a book kept for 6 days
• Anad paid 16$ for a book kept for 4 days

Therefore, the charge of two additional days = 22 - 16 = 6$

Hence, the charge of one extra day is:

6/2 = 3$

Therefore, the fixed charge for the first 2 days is:

16 - 3(2) = 10$