At midnight, with the temperature inside your house at 21°C and the temperature outside at –6°C, furnace breaks down. Two hours later, the temperature in your house has fallen to 10°C. Assume that the outside temperature remains constant at -6°C. At what time (in hours) will the inside temperature of your house reach 4°C?

At midnight, with the temperature inside your house at 21°C and the temperature outside at –6°C, furnace breaks down. Two hours later, the temperature in your house has fallen to 10°C. Assume that the outside temperature remains constant at -6°C. At what time (in hours) will the inside temperature of your house reach 4°C?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

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