clay 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 clay 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

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Question

clay 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 clay 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

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ivettef365 · Answer

If at 7 am temperature was 65 and at 9 am temperature was at 55, it means that temperature is decreasing at a rate of 5 per hour