Niki

Niki is conducting an experiment in which the temperature is measured carefully. The temperature was 76°C at the end of the first minute, and then it fell by 5°C every minute.

Determine a formula to calculate the temperature (T) after m minutes.

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You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:

geometry

line

basic operations and concepts

inverse proportion
direct proportionality
functions

Units of physical quantities

temperature

Grade of the word problem

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