Question

The temperature at a ski resort was 12°F at 5:00 A.M.
If the temperature increased by 1.5°F each hour, what would be the temperature at 12 noon?
7.5°F
13.5°F
17.5°F
22.5°F

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To determine the temperature at 12 noon, we first need to calculate how many hours have passed from 5:00 A.M. to 12:00 noon.

From 5:00 A.M. to 12:00 noon is 7 hours.

The temperature increases by 1.5°F each hour, so over 7 hours, the total increase in temperature is:

\[
1.5°F/hour \times 7 hours = 10.5°F
\]

Now, we add this increase to the initial temperature of 12°F:

\[
12°F + 10.5°F = 22.5°F
\]

Thus, the temperature at 12 noon would be **22.5°F**.