The temperature at noon is 75F degrees. The temperature drops 3 degrees every half hour. What is the temperature at 4.p.m?
I honestly don't know what to do all I know is that I have these numbers,
75,3,4
noon to 4 p.m = 4 hours
It drops 6 degrees an hour
75 - (6 * 4) = _______ degrees
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While I was looking at the other responses I not sure if mines is right
3 degrees subtracted from the 75
for 4 hours
3 x 4 = 12
75 - 12 = 61
I'm not for sure so don't put this first. For your answer
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Ms. Sue how do you know tha this is the correct equation ????? Not being rude just want to know.
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My problems answer would be 63 not 61 sorry!
To find the temperature at 4 p.m., we need to determine how many half-hour intervals have passed from noon to 4 p.m. Each half hour, the temperature drops by 3 degrees.
Since there are 12 half-hour intervals from noon to 4 p.m., we multiply the drop in temperature (3 degrees) by the number of intervals (12).
So, the total temperature drop from noon to 4 p.m. is 3 degrees x 12 intervals = 36 degrees.
To find the temperature at 4 p.m., we subtract the total temperature drop from the initial temperature at noon:
75 degrees - 36 degrees = 39 degrees.
Therefore, the temperature at 4 p.m. is 39°F.