Question

PLEASE HELP ASAP!!

After a power failure, the temperature in a freezer increased at an average rate of 3.5 °F per hour. The
total increase was 31.5 °F. Enter and solve an equation to find the number of hours until the power was
restored. Let x represent the number of hours it takes for the temperature to increase to 31.5 °F.

Answer 1

equation: 3.5x=31.5

number of hours: 9

Explanation:

31.5/3.5=9

Therefore,

x=9, x=number of hours, number of hours=9