A thermometer is taken from a room where the temperature is 23°C to the outdoors, where the temperature is –3°C. After one minute the thermometer reads 12°C. (a) What will the reading on the thermometer be after 3 more minutes? 4.42 (b) When will the thermometer read -2°C? 5.92 minutes after it was taken to the outdoors.

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A thermometer is taken from a room where the temperature
is 23°C to the outdoors, where the temperature is -3°C.
After one minute the thermometer reads 12°C.
(a) What will the reading on the thermometer be after 3 more
minutes?
4.42
(b) When will the thermometer read -2°C'?
5.92
minutes
after it was taken to the outdoors.
Transcribed Image Text:A thermometer is taken from a room where the temperature is 23°C to the outdoors, where the temperature is -3°C. After one minute the thermometer reads 12°C. (a) What will the reading on the thermometer be after 3 more minutes? 4.42 (b) When will the thermometer read -2°C'? 5.92 minutes after it was taken to the outdoors.
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