The temperature dropped by 12° in 5 hours. The temperature dropped the same amount every hour. Complete the equation that represents the amount of change, x, of temperature every hour and solve this equation.(1 point) 5x= The temperature decreased by ° every hour.
To solve this equation and find the amount of temperature change, we can divide the total change in temperature by the number of hours.
Given that the temperature dropped by 12° in 5 hours, and the temperature lowered the same amount every hour, we can represent the amount of change, x, per hour as follows:
Total change in temperature / Number of hours = x
12° / 5 hours = x
So the equation that represents the amount of change, x, of temperature every hour is:
x = 12° / 5 hours
To solve for x, we divide 12° by 5 hours:
x = 12° / 5 = 2.4°
Therefore, the temperature decreased by 2.4° every hour.