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at the time of the weather forecast on Evening News, the temperature was 4 degrees below zero. The temperature continue to fall at a rate of 5 degrees each hour or due to a winter storm. Which equation represents the relationship between the temperature t, in degrees after h hours

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\begin{gathered} \text{rate is the slope m, hence} \\ m=-5 \\ \text{therefore, the linear equation for the weather is} \\ t=-5h+4 \\ \text{where 4 is the initial value at h=0} \end{gathered}

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