Kylie 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 kylie paid for the book when she returned it x days after the due date:
2 + 0.25x
what does the constant term of the expression represent? (1 point)
a. the late fee for the book
b. the fixed rental for the book
c. the number of books borrowed
d. the number of days the book was overdue

Ascientist studied a population of workers to determine whether verbal praise and/or tangible rewards affect employee productivity. in the study, some workers were offered verbal praise, some were offered tangible rewards (gift cards, presents, and some were offered neither. the productivity of each participant was measured throughout the study by recording the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. which inference might the scientists make based on the given information? a.) the number of daily tasks completed by each employee may influence the dependent variable, which is whether the employee receives verbal praise, tangible rewards, or neither. b.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the independent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. c.) verbal praise and/or tangible rewards may influence the dependent variable, which is the number of daily tasks completed by each employee. d.) the dependent variables, which are verbal praise and tangible rewards, may influence the number of daily tasks completed by each employee.