SOLUTION: One day, the temperature at 2:00 A.M. was 43F, and by 3:00 the temperature was 56 F. What was the hourly rate of temperature change?

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Question 42963: One day, the temperature at 2:00 A.M. was 43F, and by 3:00 the temperature was 56 F. What was the hourly rate of temperature change?
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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If you mean 3:00 A.M.
(change of temperature)/(change of time)
(56 - 43)/(3 - 2)
(13)/(1) = 13
13 degrees per hour
If you mean 3:00 P.M.
(change of temperature)/(change of time)
(56 - 43)/(15 - 2)
(13)/(13) = 1
1 degree per hour