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

53

Answer 2

Write an equation in slope-intercept form of the line with an x-intercept of 6 and a y-intercept of 5.
A. y = 6x + 5
B. y = -5/6 x + 5
C. y = -6x + 5
D. y = 5/6 x + 5

Answer 3

B