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The temperature was 65 degrees at daybreak. Then it dropped two degrees per hour until dusk. This decrease in temperature can be modeled by the equation, y = -2x + 65. Using the model, what is the temperature 6 hours after daybreak? 77 67 57 53

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Answer:

53

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Answer:

53

Equation:

y = -2(6) + 65

y = -12 + 65

y = 65 - 12

y = 53

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