Terry recorded the temperature every hour from 8 AM to 1 PM. The temperature at 8 AM was 19˚. The te

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    Terry recorded the temperature every hour from 8 AM to 1 PM. The temperature at 8 AM was 19˚. The temperature dropped 4˚ every hour. What was the temperature at 1 PM? Group of answer choices 1 degree

    Set up our temperature function T(h) where h is the number of hours since 8 AM:
    T(h) = 19 - 4h <-- We subtract 4h since each hour, the temperature drops 4 degrees

    The questions asks for the temperature at 1PM. We need to figure out how many hours pass since 8 AM:
    8 AM to 12 PM is 4 hours
    12 PM to 1 PM is 1 hour
    Total time is 5 hours

    So we want T(5):
    T(5) = 19 - 4(5)
    T(5) = 19 - 20
    T(5) = -1˚
     

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