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The temperature at 9:00pm one evening was 40 Fahrenheit. Over the next 4 hours the temperature dropped at n average rate of 3 per hour. What was the temperature at 1:00am?

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Answer:

28 degrees Fahrenheit

Explanation:

If the temperature at 9:00pm one evening was 40 Fahrenheit. And for the next 3 hour it dropped 3 degrees per hour then it would be

40 - 4 times 3 =

40 - ( 4 times 3 ) =

40 - 12 = 28 degrees Fahrenheit

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