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A weather station on top of a mountain reports that the temperature is currently 0 degrees Celsius and has been falling at a constant rate of 4 degrees Celsius per hour. What will the temperature be in 5 hours?

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Answer:

-20 degrees celsius

Explanation:

The temperature is falling so the rate is -4 degrees per hour.

It is five hours so: 5 x -4 = -20 degrees celsius.

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