jorge was tracking the decreasing temperature in the morning. at 7 a.m. it was 65 degrees fahrenheit. at 9 a.m. it was 55 degrees fahrenheit. If Jorge made the function f(x) = −5x + 100, what would the −5 represent?

The temperature at midnight

The length of time he recorded for

The total change in degrees

The rate at which the temperature was decreasing
??? help please

Question

jorge was tracking the decreasing temperature in the morning. at 7 a.m. it was 65 degrees fahrenheit. at 9 a.m. it was 55 degrees fahrenheit. If Jorge made the function f(x) = −5x + 100, what would the −5 represent?

 The temperature at midnight

 The length of time he recorded for

 The total change in degrees

 The rate at which the temperature was decreasing
??? help please

ivettef365 · Answer

if at 7 it was 65 and at 9 it was 55, that means temperature is decreasing by 5 per hour