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At 6 p.m., the temperature in Phoenix AZ, t is the same as the temperature in Tucson,

AZ.By 9 pm the temperature in phoenix has dropped 2 degrees and in tucson it has dropped 4 degrees .By 11 pm the temperature in Phoenix has dropped another 3 degrees

A. Represent each city 's temperature at 11 pm with an algebraic expression and abar model



B are the expressions that represent temperature in the two cities equivalent ? Justify your answer

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What he said is correct! :)
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For Phoenix, the temperature can be modeled using
T = t - 2 -3
T = t - 5
For Tucson, the temperature is modeled by
T = t - 4

The two expressions the represent temperature in the two cities are not equivalent since they are not equal when reduced to the simplest form.
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