Question

the temperature fell 16 degrees fahrenheit from 50 to 34 degrees in 10 hours. How much would the temperature fall over 15 hours if the pattern continued?

Answer 1

Answer:

$x = 24\ degrees$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

16 degrees = 10 hours

Required

Determine the change over 16 hours

Let the change be represented with x,

So, we have:

16 degrees = 10 hours

x = 15 hours

Cross Multiply:

$x * 10\ hours = 16\ degrees * 15\ hours$

$x * 10 = 16\ degrees * 15$

Divide through by 10

$x = \frac{16\ degrees * 15}{10}$

$x = 16\ degrees * 1.5$

$x = 24\ degrees$