The temperature at noon is 75F degrees. The temperature drops 3 degrees every half hour. What is the temperature at 4.p.m?

noon to 4 p.m = 4 hours

It drops 6 degrees an hour

75 - (6 * 4) = _______ degrees

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While I was looking at the other responses I not sure if mines is right

3 degrees subtracted from the 75
for 4 hours

3 x 4 = 12
75 - 12 = 61

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My problems answer would be 63 not 61 sorry!

To find the temperature at 4 p.m., we need to determine how many half-hour intervals have passed from noon to 4 p.m. Each half hour, the temperature drops by 3 degrees.

Since there are 12 half-hour intervals from noon to 4 p.m., we multiply the drop in temperature (3 degrees) by the number of intervals (12).

So, the total temperature drop from noon to 4 p.m. is 3 degrees x 12 intervals = 36 degrees.

To find the temperature at 4 p.m., we subtract the total temperature drop from the initial temperature at noon:

75 degrees - 36 degrees = 39 degrees.

Therefore, the temperature at 4 p.m. is 39°F.