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Wren recorded an outside temperature of –2°F at 8 a.m. When she checked the temperature again, it was 4°F at 12:00 p.m. If x represents the time and y represents the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, what is the slope of the line through these two data points?

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Assuming the time changes at a constant rate, the equation for this is linear (so has the equation y=mx +c)

8am = -2

9am = -0.5

10am = 1.0

11am = 2.5

12pm = 4

m = change in each value or the slope , for this it is m=1.5

c = the y intercept, we find this by: when x=8 y must = 1.5 , which it isn't , y has to = -2 . So c = -3.5

The equation then is: y= 1.5*x - 3.5

The gradient/slope/m value is 1.5. The answer is 1.5