Question

In Utah, a massive cold front came through with a snow storm. Thetemperature change was reported to be -43.1 degrees in 4.4 hoursWhat was the average change in temperature per hour to the nearestdegree?39° per hour10° per hour-10° per hourNone of the above✓

Answer 1

Explanation:

According to the information of the problem, we get that the average change in temperature per hour would be:

$\frac{\text{ - 43.1 degrees}}{4.\text{ 4 hours}}=\text{ -}9.7\text{ degrees per hour}\approx\text{ -}10\text{ degrees per hour}$

we can conclude that the correct answer is:

Answer:

$\text{ -}10\text{ degrees per hour}$