A daycare charges a base fee of 3 dollars plus 0.50 dollars per minute for late (after closing time) pick-ups. Albin
had to pay 10.50 dollars for a late pick-up.
Albin uses the equation, 10.50 = 0.50a + 3 to represent the situation.
What does the variable a represent in the equation?
Choose 1 answer:
Number of minutes of Albin's late pick-up
The part of the cost that depends on the number of minutes late
The number of dollars per minute late