Question

the temperature fell 16 degrees fahrenheit from 50 to 34 degrees in 10 hours. How much would the temperature fall over 15 hours if the pattern continued?

Answer 1

`x = 24\ degrees`

Explanation:

Given

16 degrees = 10 hours

Required

Determine the change over 16 hours

Let the change be represented with x,

So, we have:

16 degrees = 10 hours

x = 15 hours

Cross Multiply:

`x * 10\ hours = 16\ degrees * 15\ hours`

`x * 10 = 16\ degrees * 15`

Divide through by 10

`x = (16\ degrees * 15)/(10)`

`x = 16\ degrees * 1.5`

`x = 24\ degrees`