At 5 am in the morning, the outside temperature was 39° F. By 5 pm that same day, the outside temperature had increased by 43.59%. At 3 am the next day, the temperature had decreased by 25% of the temperature reading taken at 5 pm the previous day. Determine, with the given information, what the outside temperature was at 3 am the next day. Round your answer to the nearest degree.
a.
56º F
c.
48º F
b.
52º F
d.
42º F

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At 5 am in the morning, the outside temperature was 39° F.  By 5 pm that same day, the outside temperature had increased by 43.59%. At 3 am the next day, the temperature had decreased by 25% of the temperature reading taken at 5 pm the previous day. Determine, with the given information, what the outside temperature was at 3 am the next day. Round your answer to the nearest degree.
a.
56º F
c.
48º F
b.
52º F
d.
42º F

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