Question

The temperature dropped 3 °C every hour for 5 hours. Write an integer that represents the

change in temperature.

Answer 1

-15.

Explanation:

The temperature dropped 3°c every hour.

So, the change in temperature every hour = -3°C.

Total number of hours for which the temperature were changed =5.

Thus, the total change in temperature = change for an hour x total number of hours,

= -3° x 5

= -15°.