Question

Conducted a scientific experiment. For a certain time, the temperature of a compound rose 1, one half1

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degrees every start fraction, 3, divided by, 5, end fraction
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of an hour. What was the rate, in degrees per hour, that the temperature of the compound rose? Enter your answer as a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number in simplest form.

Answer 1

To find the rate of temperature increase per hour, you divide the increase of 1 ½ degrees by ⅓ of an hour, resulting in a rate of 2 ½ degrees per hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student conducted a scientific experiment where the temperature of a compound rose 1 ½ degrees every ⅓ of an hour. To find the rate at which the temperature rose in degrees per hour, you would divide the temperature increase by the fraction of the hour. Here is the calculation:

Rate = Temperature Increase / Time Fraction

Rate = 1 ½ degrees / (⅓ hour) = (3/2) degrees / (3/5) hour = (3/2) * (5/3) degrees/hour = 5/2 degrees/hour or 2 ½ degrees/hour.

This means the temperature of the compound rose at a rate of 2 ½ degrees per hour.