Answer:
5 hours
Explanation:
Given: the water temperature at the beach started at 82 degrees and it is rising 0.6 degrees each hour
To Find: If the water temperature is now 85 degrees write and solve an equation to find h, the number of hours that have passed
Solution: Current water temperature at beach= 82 degree
temperature rising rate degrees per hour= 0.6 degrees
let be the hours passed.
water temperature at the beach after hour h be
=82+0.6h