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At 5 am in the morning, the outside temperature was 39° F. By 5 pm that same day, the outside temperature had increased by 43.59%. At 3 am the next day, the temperature had decreased by 25% of the temperature reading taken at 5 pm the previous day. Determine, with the given information, what the outside temperature was at 3 am the next day. Round your answer to the nearest degree.

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The answer is D!

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User Umashankar
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5 a.m. temp was 39
5 p.m. temp increased by 43.59%....39 + 0.4359(39) = 56
3 a.m. temp decreased by 25%....56 - 0.25(56) = 42 <==
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