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The temperature of a lake drops by the same amount each day for 10 days. The temperature drops by a total of 5 degrees.

Drag the numbers to form the equation that represents the change in the lake's temperature each day.

( ? ) ( ? ) = ( ? )

5, -5, 10, -10, 1/2, -1/2, 1/10, -1/10
Thanks

HINT: THE ANSWER IS NOT (10), (-1/2)= (-5)

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The temperature drops by 1/2 of a degree each day. It would be 5/10=1/2
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10 (1/2) = 5

hope this helps
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