Question

Please Answer ASAP: As storm clouds gathered, the temperature fell 4 degrees in 3/4 of an hour. At what rate was the temperature falling? Simplify your answer and write it as a proper fraction, mixed number, or whole number.

Answer 1

5 1/3

Explanation:

Answer 2

`5 (1)/(3)` degrees per hour.

Explanation:

If we know that the temperature fell 4 degrees in
`(3)/(4)` of an hour, we can set up a proportion to see how much fell in an hour.

`(4)/(0.75) = (x)/(1)`

`4 \cdot 1 = 4\\4 / 0.75 = 5.\overline{33}`

`5.\overline{33}` as a fraction is
`5 (1)/(3)`.

So, the temperature fell at a rate of
`5 (1)/(3)` degrees per hour.

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