Question

T = 56 + 5h

To warm up his room, Patrick turns on the heater. The temperature T of his room, in degrees Fahrenheit, can be modeled by the equation above, where h is the number of hours since the heater started running. Based on the model, what is the temperature increase, in degrees Fahrenheit, for every 30 minutes the heater is turned on?

Answer 1

2.5 Degrees Fahrenheit

Explanation:

T=56 + 5h is the expression used to show the temperature in a room after a certain amount of hours with the heater turned on.

h represents the number of hours the heater has been running

56 degrees is the starting temperature before using the heater. We can ignore that for the moment. 5h is the rate of change that we are looking for

5(1 hour) = 5* increase

30 minutes is half of an hour so the equation would be

5(.5) = 2.5* increase

Hope this makes sense and helps : )