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.
We need to find the value of x, which represents the amount of temperature that decreased every hour. We know that the temperature dropped by 12° in 5 hours, so we can set up the equation:
5x = 12
To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 5:
x = 12/5
Therefore, the temperature decreased by 12/5° every hour.