Please help me! :( The temperature of a gas decreases 0.045°C every minute for 8 min. What is the change in the temperature of the gas?

Use a positive or negative number to express the change in the temperature of the gas.

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Please help me! :(         The temperature of a gas decreases 0.045°C every minute for 8 min. What is the change in the temperature of the gas?
 
Use a positive or negative number to express the change in the temperature of the gas.

anonymous · Answer

you want to know the change in temperature per minute?

anonymous · Answer

I mostly need to know what the change is.. Is the change -2.88?

anonymous · Answer

Because I am thinking is it -2.88

anonymous · Answer

-.045 C/min  * 8 min = -.36
the total change is -.36 C

anonymous · Answer

how did you get -2.88 ?