SOLUTION: suppose that the temperature outside is dropping at a constant rate. At noon, the temperature is 70 degrees F and it drops to 58 degrees F at 5:00p.m. How much did the temperature

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Question 67018: suppose that the temperature outside is dropping at a constant rate. At noon, the temperature is 70 degrees F and it drops to 58 degrees F at 5:00p.m. How much did the temperature change each hour?
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suppose that the temperature outside is dropping at a constant rate. At noon, the temperature is 70 degrees F and it drops to 58 degrees F at 5:00p.m. How much did the temperature change each hour?
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From noon to 5 pm is 5 hrs
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%2870+-+58%29%2F5 = 2.4 degrees/hr