SOLUTION: One day the temperature at 1:00 a.m. was 44 f, and by 4:00 p.m. the temperature was 59 f. What was the hourly rate of temperature change?

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Question 105192: One day the temperature at 1:00 a.m. was 44 f, and by 4:00 p.m. the temperature was 59 f. What was the hourly rate of temperature change?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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4PM=1600
1600-100=15 hours
59-44=15 deg
So, +1 deg was the hourly rate of temp. change.
Ed