Question

The temperature at 12 am was 44 degrees. The temperature dropped steadily for the next 8 hours to reach the daytime low of 20 degrees. What was the temperature at 6 am?

Answer 1

62 degrees

Explanation:

Points (12,440 and (20,20)

Slope = -3

Equation of line: y - 44 = -3(x - 12)

Plug in x = 6 to get y = 62.