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One February day, the low temperature in St. Paul, MN was -17°F. Over a period of three hours, the temperature rose 5 °F per hour. After three hours, what was the temperature?
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-2f
5 x 3 is 15, the three stands for the three hours and the five stands for the temperature per hour increase. -17f plus 15 is -2f
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