The temperature is dropping 1.5 degrees each hour after 6 hours the temperature is 38 degrees how t write this equation?

Do you want to know what the starting time was?

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To write the equation for the given scenario, we can start by understanding the pattern of temperature drop.

The temperature is dropping 1.5 degrees each hour, which means after 1 hour, the temperature will be 1.5 degrees less than the initial temperature. After 2 hours, it will be 3 degrees less, and so on.

Let's define:
t = time in hours
T = initial temperature

After 6 hours, the temperature will drop 1.5 degrees for each of those 6 hours. So the equation to represent this can be written as:

T - (1.5 * t) = final temperature

Plugging in the given values:
T - (1.5 * 6) = 38

Simplifying the equation:
T - 9 = 38

To isolate T, we can add 9 to both sides of the equation:
T = 38 + 9

Thus, the equation would be T = 47.