The temperature dropped by 12°

Question

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.

Answer 1

To represent the situation mathematically, we can set up the equation based on the information given:

The total temperature drop is 12° over 5 hours, and this drop occurs uniformly (the same amount every hour). Therefore, we can express this as:

\[ 5x = 12 \]

Now, to solve for \( x \) (the change in temperature every hour), we will divide both sides of the equation by 5:

\[ x = \frac{12}{5} \]

Now we perform the division:

\[ x = 2.4 \]

So, the temperature decreased by 2.4° every hour.