Question

The temperature has been going down at a constant rate. In 4 hours it went down 12 degrees. Which expression best shows the temperature change each hour?

Answer 1

The answer will be -12 divided by 4

Answer 2

Answer:

$T=T_{0} -3h$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let $T_{0}$ be the initial temperature and T be the current temperature.

Let h be the number of hours.

In 4 hours, the temperature has been going down 12 degrees.

In 1 hour, it has been going down 12/4 = 3 degrees.

In h hours, it has been going down 3h degrees.

So, the expressions that models this situation is:

$T=T_{0} -3h$