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At 7 o'clock on a winter evening,

the temperature was -6°.
The temperature
dropped
2° every hour until 2 o'clock in the
morning. Then, it started to rise
1° per hour until 7 o'clock in the
morning. Determine the
Temperature at 7a.m.

User Laki
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Answer:

-15°

Explanation:

We know that at 7 pm it started at -6°, and that every 2 hours until 2 am, it dropped by 2 degrees.

From that we can form this expression:

-6-2x, with x being the number of hours it dropped.

From 7 pm to 2 am is 7 hours, therefore -6-2(7) = -20°

From 2 am until 7 am, it began raising 1 degree per hour.

We can write that as:

-20 + x, with x being the number of hours it went up.

From 2 am to 7 am is 5 hours:

-20 + 5 = -15°

Therefore, the temperature at 7 am is -15°.

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