Question

The outside temperature at 6:00 a.m. one day was -2.4 °c. the temp dropped 0.8 °c each hour for the next 4 hours. what was the temp outside after the 4 hours?

answer: -5.6

Answer 1

4 hours × 0.8°C = 3.2°C

temperature after 4 hours

= -2.4°C - 3.2°C

= -5.6°C