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During a 12-hour period,the temperature dropped 48 degrees.How many degrees did the temperature drop each hour?

User Emerino
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Answer:

-48/12=-4

Explanation:

Its actually -4 because it says that the temperature dropped 48 degrees. Dropped also means negative. Also a negative number divided by a positive number is always a negative number. So the real equation would be -48 divided by 12 which equals -4.

User Arnaud Brousseau
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Answer:

4 degrees

Explanation:

48 divided by 12 is 4

User Masudul
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