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
Let x represent the amount of change in temperature every hour.
Since the temperature dropped by 12° in 5 hours, we can divide the total change in temperature (12°) by the number of hours (5) to find the amount of change in temperature every hour.
x = 12° / 5 hours
Simplifying the equation:
x = 2.4° per hour