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The temperature dropped by 12° in 5 hours. The temperature dropped the same amount every hour. Complete the equation that represents the amount of change, x , of temperature every hour and solve this equation.(1 point)
5x=

The temperature decreased by
° every hour.

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GPT 3.5
The equation representing the amount of change, x, of temperature every hour is:

5x

To solve this equation, we need to find the value of x.

Given that the temperature dropped by 12° in 5 hours, we can divide the total decrease in temperature (12°) by the number of hours (5) to find the amount of decrease in temperature every hour.

Therefore, the temperature decreased by 12° / 5 hours = 2.4° every hour.

So, the equation becomes:

5x = 2.4

To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 5:

x = 2.4 / 5 = 0.48

Therefore, the temperature decreased by 0.48° every hour.

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