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Question:
On a chilly day in New York, the temperature changed at -4 degrees per hour. How many hours did it take for the temperature to change -36 degrees?
Given:
- Temperature changed in one hour = -4 degrees
To find :
- hours did it take for the temperature to change -36 degrees
Let
Answer:
Equation formed according to question:
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![- 4 * x = - 36](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/8itxgf8ol8yct7uuyrm31eesekuhldyh7d.png)
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![x = ( - 36)/( - 4)](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/jz8sgyia1z99ovojnol1py2rqjojx66t0q.png)
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