1. The temperature measured by a weather balloon is decreasing approximately 3° for each 1000-foot increase in altitude. The balloon rises 4000 feet. What is the total temperature change? 2. The temperature measured by a weather balloon is decreasing approximately 2° for each 1000-foot increase in altitude. The balloon rises 9000 feet. What is the total temperature change?
Step 1
A decrease in temperature is denoted using
the minus sign. Therefore, for each 1000-foot increase in altitude, the change in temperature is ___?