Your little brother wants hot chocolate ot be 150 degrees, but you accidentally heated the water to 175 degrees. If after 5 minutes the temperature is 165 and the temperature in your house is 70 degrees, how long will your little brother have to wait to drink his hot chocolate?

Respuesta :

Answer:

12.5 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

it takes 5 minutes to cool 10 degrees

after ten minutes it would be 20 degrees less

then after 2.5 minutes it would be 5 degrees less

so it would take you 12.5 minutes to get 25 degrees less

Answer:

  • My little brother will have to wait for 12.5 minutes to drink his hot chocolate.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that in 5 minutes, the temperature of the hot chocolate decreased by 10 degrees. We also know that the temperature is fixed at 70 degrees. Now, using the info given, let's solve!

  • => 5 minutes = 10 degrees decrease
  • => 1 minute = 2 degrees decrease
  • => 1 minute x 12.5 = 2 x 12.5 degrees decrease
  • => 12.5 minutes = 25 degrees decrease

Conclusion:

Therefore, my little brother will have to wait for 12.5 minutes to drink his hot chocolate.

Hoped this helped.

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