Question

At 5 p.M., the temperatures recorded at two weather stations in Antarctica are -6 degrees and 2 degrees. The temperature changes at the same constant rate, x degrees per hour, throughout the night at both locations. The temperature at the first station 3 hours after this recording is the same as the temperature at the second station 4 hours after this recording.

Answer 1

Answer:

- 8° per hour

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Station A = - 6°

Station B = 2°

Rate of temperature change = x° / hour ; which is the same at both stations

Temperature at station A 3 hours after the recording is the same as the temperature in station B 4 hours after the recording ;

Temperature change in Station A:

-6 + 3x

Temperature change in station B:

2 + 4x

Temperature change in A = temperature change in B

-6 + 3x = 2 + 4x

Collect like terms

3x - 4x = 2 + 6

- x = 8

x = - 8

Hence, the rate of temperature change x in both stations is - 8° per hour