Question

Suppose that in one week in November in St. Louis, the temperature dropped by an average of 4 degrees every day. The temperature at the beginning of the week was 65 degrees. Write an equation that relates the temperature (t) to the number of days that have passed (d). helpppp

Answer 1

t = 65 - 4d

Explanation:

Linear Modeling

The temperature in St. Louis dropped by 4 degrees every day in one week.

When d days have passed, the temperature will have dropped by 4d degrees.

We know the temperature t at the beginning of the week was 65 degrees.

Thus, when d days pass, the linear model for the temperature t is:

t = 65 - 4d