SOLUTION: During a chemical reaction, the temperature in the beaker decreased every minute by the same number of degrees. The temperature was 21°C at 11:08 A.M. By 11:43 A.M., the temperatur

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Question 459545: During a chemical reaction, the temperature in the beaker decreased every minute by the same number of degrees. The temperature was 21°C at 11:08 A.M. By 11:43 A.M., the temperature had dropped to -19°C. By how many degrees did it drop each minute?


Answer by jorel1380(3719)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
43-08=35 minutes
21-(-19)=40 degrees
40 degrees/35 minutes=1.429 degrees per minute..

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