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)

Answer 1

To find the amount of change in temperature every hour, we can set up the following equation:

\[ x \times 5 = -12 \]

Here, \( x \) represents the change in temperature each hour, and since the temperature is dropping, we use -12 to indicate a decrease.

Now, we can solve for \( x \):

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

Calculating this gives:

\[ x = -2.4 \]

So, the temperature dropped by 2.4° every hour.