Starting at noon, the temperature dropped steadily at a rate of 2 degrees
Celsius every hour. For each of these situations, write and solve an equation
and describe what your variable represents (Don’t say the variable represents
an unknown amount!!).
A.) How many hours did it take for the temperature to decrease by 12 degrees
Celsius? (Write an equation and solve.)
B.)
If the temperature after the 12 degree drop was -6 degrees Celsius, what
was the temperature at noon? (Write an equation and solve.)
C.)
What should the temperature be by midnight? (Write an equation and
solve.)
