SOLUTION: The temperature outside dropped from 42 degrees at 5:00 am to 24 degrees at 5:00 pm. Find the rate of change in the temperature.

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Question 464140: The temperature outside dropped from 42 degrees at 5:00 am to 24 degrees at 5:00 pm. Find the rate of change in the temperature.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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42-24=18 degrees
18/12=1.5 degrees per hr decrease