The temperature fell from 0 degrees to 6 3/5 degrees below 0 in 2 1/5 hours. What was the temperature change per hour?

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Answer: -3 degrees per hour.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The temperature fell from 0 degrees to [tex]6\frac{3}{5}[/tex] degrees below 0 in [tex]2\frac{1}{5}[/tex] hours.

The change in temperature=[tex]0-6\frac{3}{5}[/tex]

[tex]=-\frac{33}{5}[/tex] degrees

Time taken to change the temperature=[tex]2\frac{1}{5}=\frac{11}{5}[/tex] hours

Now, the temperature change per hour is given by :-

[tex]\frac{\text{Change in temperature}}{\text{Time}}=\frac{-\frac{33}{5}}{\frac{11}{5}}\\\\=\frac{-33\times5}{11\times5}=-3\text{ degrees per hour}[/tex]

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