Question

Anthony is monitoring the temperature of the swimming pool. It is currently 88.8° and cooling 0.5° per minute. After how many minutes will the swimming pool be 80.8°?

Answer 1

16 minutes

Explanation:

From 88.8 to 80.8 is 88.8-80.8=8

So to find the answer find how long it takes for the pool to cool 8 degrees.

8/0.5=16

16 minutes