Question

The temperature was 65 degrees at daybreak. Then it dropped 2 degrees per hour until dusk. If x is the number of hours since daybreak, this equation represents the temperature during the day: y = -2x + 65 OR y = 65 - 2x. Use the equation to predict the temperature 6 hours later.
A. 53
B. 63
C. 61
D. 59

Answer 1

@Luis_Rivera

Answer 2

Just write the equation,
y = 65 - 2x,
and now substitute 6 for x:
y = 65 - 2*6
Now calculate y

Answer 3

A

Answer 4

correct