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At 3 pm, the temperature in Tampa was 85 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature dropped at a steady rate of 2 degrees per hour. Write an inequality that represents t, the number of hours past 3pm, when the temperature is cooler than 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Explain your reasoning.

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Answer: 85-2t<75

Step-by-step explanation: It starts at 85 and drops by 2 every hour (t). so the cooler than means less than.

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