According to the rate of change, it is found that the hourly rate of temperature change at the bottom of the mountain was of -2.5 ºC per hour.
<h3>What is the average rate of change?</h3>
The average rate of change of a function is given by the <u>change in the output divided by the change in the input.</u>
In this problem, it is stated that at the top of the mountain, the average rate of change is of -2.5 ºC per hour, and at the bottom of the mountain the rate is the same, hence the hourly rate of temperature change at the bottom of the mountain was of -2.5 ºC per hour.
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