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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?

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Answer:

9 hours

Explanation:

36 degrees total /4 degrees per hour = 9 hours

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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

  • no. of hours =x

Answer:

Equation formed according to question:


- 4 * x = - 36


x = ( - 36)/( - 4)


x = 9</strong><strong>✓</strong><strong>

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