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 find the amount of change, x, of temperature every hour, we need to divide the total amount of change by the number of hours.

In this case, the total amount of change is 12° and the number of hours is 5.

Therefore, the equation is:

x = 12° / 5 hours.

x = 2.4°.

So, the temperature decreased by 2.4° every hour.

say that in a way that makes sense

The temperature dropped by 12° over a span of 5 hours, and the amount of temperature change was the same each hour. To determine the amount of change per hour, we divide the total change of 12° by the number of hours, which is 5. This gives us an answer of 2.4°. So, the temperature decreased by 2.4° every hour.