The temperature at 5pm is 20 degrees. The temperature at 10pm is -5 degrees. What is the equation

Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Given the condition:

The temperature at 5pm is 20 degrees. The temperature at 10pm is -5 degrees.

Determine the equation.

Solution:

For the temperature change, we can write the equation as,

Temperature change = t -5x

x = number of hours

t = current temperature

Now to find the temperature change, we simply needed to equate the values to the equation.

Temperature change = 20 - 5(5)

Temperature change = 20 - 25

Temperature change = -5

Final answer:
Temperature change = t -5x