Solve the problem.The following data represents the temperature T (°Fahrenheit) in a certain city x hours after midnight over the course of one day.a) Find the average rate of change in temperature from 6 AM to 12 noon. Round to two decimal places.b) Find the average rate of change in temperature from 6 PM to 9 PM. Round to two decimal places.c) Decide on a function of best fit to these data (linear, quadratic, or cubic) and use this function to predict the temperature at 4 PM. Round to one decimal place.

What will be an ideal response?


a) 1.07°/hr; b) -0.33°/hr; c) 68.8°F

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