the outside tempature ast 4:00 pm was 8 degrees celsius the tempature decreased 2.5 oCeach hour until 10:00pm what was the tempature at 10":00pm?

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To find the temperature at 10:00 pm, we need to calculate the total decrease in temperature from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

The total time between 4:00 pm and 10:00 pm is 6 hours (6 x 1 hour).

The decrease in temperature per hour is given as 2.5 degrees Celsius.

Therefore, the total decrease in temperature is 2.5 degrees Celsius/hour x 6 hours = 15 degrees Celsius.

Since the initial temperature was 8 degrees Celsius, and the temperature decreased by 15 degrees Celsius, the temperature at 10:00 pm would be 8 degrees Celsius - 15 degrees Celsius = -7 degrees Celsius.