Liliana noted that the temperature was 45 degrees when she woke up. At noon she started recording the increase in degrees from the morning temperature.
Temperature
30
25
20
Increase in Degrees
15
10
5
12 p. m. - 2 p. m. - 4 p. m. - 6 p. m. -
8 p. m. - 10 p. m. -
1:59 p. m. 3:59 pm. 5:59 p. m. 7:59 p. m. 9:59 p. m. 11:59 p. m.
Time of Day
Which statement most reasonably explains the hours after the peak increase in temperature?