The temperature starts at 70 degrees and drops by 1/10 every 2 minutes. What would the temperature be after 6 mins
70 devided by 10 = 7
7 is 1/10 of 70
multiply 7 by 3 and that's your answer.
subtract 70 with 7 x 3.
To find the temperature after 6 minutes, we need to calculate the temperature drop during each 2-minute interval and apply it three times.
We start with a temperature of 70 degrees. After 2 minutes, the temperature drops by 1/10. To calculate the new temperature, we can subtract 1/10 from 70:
70 - (1/10) = 70 - 7 = 63 degrees.
After another 2 minutes, the temperature drops by 1/10 again. To find the new temperature, we subtract 1/10 from 63:
63 - (1/10) = 63 - 6.3 = 56.7 degrees.
Finally, after another 2 minutes, the temperature drops by 1/10 again. To find the new temperature, we subtract 1/10 from 56.7:
56.7 - (1/10) = 56.7 - 5.67 = 51.03 degrees.
Therefore, after 6 minutes, the temperature would be approximately 51.03 degrees.