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The table shows the exact temperatures at three different times in Beltsville, MD one day last winter. The temperature changed at a constant rate between noon and 3:30 p.m. At what rate, in degrees F per hour, did the temperature change between noon and 3:30 p.m.? Show your work or explain your answer.

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The rate of temperature change between noon and 3:30 p.m. is 2 degrees F per hour.

To determine the rate of temperature change between noon and 3:30 p.m., we can use the information provided in the table. The temperature at noon is given as 32°F, and at 3:30 p.m., it is recorded as 38°F. The difference between these two temperatures is 38°F - 32°F = 6°F.

The time span between noon and 3:30 p.m. is 3.5 hours. To find the rate of change, we divide the temperature difference by the time span:

Rate of Change=Temperature Difference/Time Span

Rate of Change=6 degrees F/3.5hours

Simplifying this expression, we find that the rate of temperature change is approximately 2 degrees F per hour. Therefore, the temperature changed at a constant rate of 2 degrees F per hour between noon and 3:30 p.m.

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