Question

A scientist is cooling a liquid at a steady rate. The temperature of the liquid changed by -8212°C over 215 minutes. What was the temperature change after 1 minute? Enter your answer as a mixed number, in simplest form, in the box. °C

Answer 1

The temperature change after 1 minute is approximately -38.17°C.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the temperature change after 1 minute, we can use the given information of the temperature change over 215 minutes. We know that the temperature changed by -8212°C over 215 minutes. To find the temperature change after 1 minute, we can divide the total temperature change by the total time, which gives us:

Temperature change per minute = (-8212°C) / (215 minutes) = -38.17°C/minute

The temperature change after 1 minute is approximately -38.17°C.