Question

One spring day, Autumn noted the time of day and the temperature, in degreesFahrenheit. Her findings are as follows: At 6 a.m., the temperature was 50° F. For thenext 2 hours, the temperature rose 4° per hour. For the next 6 hours, it rose 1° perhour. The temperature then stayed steady until 6 p.m. For the next 2 hours, thetemperature dropped 3° per hour. The temperature then dropped steadily until thetemperature was 56° at midnight. On the set of axes below, graph Autumn's data.

Answer 1

We are asked to graph the given data of temperature vs time.

Let us first identify the points from the given data.

Temperature | Time

50° F | 6 a.m.

then the temperature rose 4° per hour for 2 hours

54° F | 7 a.m.

58° F | 8 a.m.

For the next 6 hours, it rose 1° per hour.

59° F | 9 a.m.

60° F | 10 a.m.

61° F | 11 a.m.

62° F | 12 p.m.

63° F | 1 p.m.

64° F | 2 p.m.

The temperature then stayed steady until 6 p.m.

64° F | 3 p.m.

64° F | 4 p.m.

64° F | 5 p.m.

64° F | 6 p.m.

For the next 2 hours, the temperature dropped 3° per hour.

61° F | 7 p.m.

58° F | 8 p.m.

The temperature then dropped steadily until the temperature was 56° at midnight.

56° F | 8 p.m to 12 a.m.

Now we can plot these points on the given graph.

Each vertical box corresponds to 1° F and each horizontal box 1 hour