Question

If the temperature outside increases by 3 1/2 degrees every 1 1/2 hours, by how much will the temperature increase after 4 hours?

please answer in fractions.

Part 1:

What is the rate per hour of the temperature increase?

Part 2:

How much will the temperature increase after 4 hours?

Answer 1

Part 1: 7/3 degrees/hour

Part 2: 28/3 degrees

Explanation:

Part 1:

3 1/2 degrees per 1 1/2 hours =

= (3 1/2)/(1 1/2)

= (7/2) / (3/2)

= 7/2 * 2/3

= 7/3 degrees/hour

The rate is 7/3 degree per hour

Part 2:

In 4 hours, the temperature goes up 4 times what it goes up in 1 hour.

4 hours * 7/3 degree/hour = 28/3 degrees