The temperature steadily dropped 20 degrees over a period of 2.5 hours. What was the hourly temperature change?

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asked Nov 11, 2017 194k views

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VzR · Answer 1 · 2017-11-16T14:52:49+0000

Answer: The hourly change was -8°

Explanation:

Divide the total change by the number of hours to get the change per hour.

20/2.5 = 8

The question says "dropped," so the value will be a negative number.