Question

A cheese maker changes the temperature of her milk at a rate of -2 per minute. What is the change in the temperature of the milk after 25 minutes?

Answer 1

50 degrees

Explanation:

1. Write an equation for this.

y=-2x

Where y=temperature of the milk and x=minutes spent

2. Solve for y by plugging in 25 for x.

y=-2(25)

y=-50

3. Answer

The change is 50 or negative 50 degrees.