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.

Answer 1

To find the amount of change in temperature every hour, we can set up the equation based on the information given.

The total temperature drop is 12° over 5 hours, with the temperature dropping the same amount (x) each hour. Thus, we can express the total drop as:

\[ 5x = 12 \]

Now, we can solve for x:

1. Divide both sides of the equation by 5: \[ x = \frac{12}{5} \]

2. Simplifying this fraction gives us: \[ x = 2.4 \]

So, the temperature decreased by 2.4° every hour.