Question

at midnight the temperature in the city was 5° celsius. the temperature was dropping a steady rate of two degrees Celsius per hour1. Write an inequality that represents the situation

Answer 1

5 - 2x

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the original temperaturee at midnight = 5 degrees celsius

If the temperature was dropping a steady rate of two degrees Celsius per hour, after x hours, the temperature drop will be -2x degrees celsius (since it is a drop)

Adding both temperatures

The required expression will be 5 - 2x