The temperature was changing at a rate of 2.925 degrees Celsius in 2005
<h3>How to determine the rate in 2005</h3>
From the graph (see attachment), we have the following ordered pair
(x,y) = (5,14.625)
The above means that, the temperature in 2005 is 14.625 degrees Celsius
So, the rate in 2005 is:


Hence, the temperature was changing at a rate of 2.925 degrees Celsius in 2005
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We know that the load is 8713 lbs.
The total weight (truck + load) is 17200 lb.
Then, we can calculate the weight of the empty truck as:

Answer: the empty truck's weight is 8487 lb.
T: empty truck's weight
W: total weight (loaded truck's weight)
L: Load
The equation is:
T = W - L