Question

The temperature at noon is 7 less than twice the temperature at 6:00 a.m. At noon it is 61 degrees. The temperature at 6:00 a.m. is t degrees. what is the temperature at 6:00 a.m.?

Answer 1

34 degrees

Explanation:

The equation that represents this situation is

2t - 7 = 61

to solve, start by adding 7 to both sides

2t = 68

then divide both sides by 2

t = 34