Jonah recorded the temperature outside for 7 hours. The temperature dropped 3 degrees each hour for the first 6 hours and then rose by 2 degrees in the last hour. The expression (−3)(6)+2 represents the net change in temperature over the 7 hours.What value represents the net change in temperature in that time?(A) −20(B) −16(C) 20(D) 16
Q. Jonah recorded the temperature outside for 7 hours. The temperature dropped 3 degrees each hour for the first 6 hours and then rose by 2 degrees in the last hour. The expression (−3)(6)+2 represents the net change in temperature over the 7 hours.What value represents the net change in temperature in that time?(A) −20(B) −16(C) 20(D) 16
Interpret expression: Interpret the expression.The expression (−3)(6) represents the temperature drop of 3 degrees each hour for the first 6 hours. The +2 represents the temperature rise by 2 degrees in the last hour.
Calculate temperature drop: Calculate the temperature drop over the first 6 hours.The temperature dropped 3 degrees each hour for 6 hours, so we multiply −3 by 6.(−3)×6=−18This means the temperature dropped by 18 degrees over the first 6 hours.
Add temperature rise: Add the temperature rise in the last hour.The temperature then rose by 2 degrees in the last hour. We add this to the previous total.−18+2=−16This means the net change in temperature over the 7 hours is −16 degrees.
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