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In a lab a substance was cooled by 42°C over a period of seven hours at a constant rate what was the change in temperature each hour

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Answer: " 6°C per hour "

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Explanation:

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Given: 42 degrees per 7 hours;

Convert this value to number of degrees per hour;

{i.e. number of degrees per [single unit] hour ;

This can be treated as a "unit rate" problem:

So: 42 degrees/ 7 hr ;

= (42/7) degrees per hr ;

= (42 ÷ 7) degrees per hr ;

= 6 degrees per hr.

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The answers is: " 6°C per hour " .

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