The temperature inside a refrigerator is at noon and falls by each hour thereafter

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Problem

The temperature inside a refrigerator is

4^{\circ}\text{C}

at noon and falls by

2.5^{\circ}\text{C}

each hour thereafter. What is the least integer value of

h

(in hours) after noon at which the temperature will be below

-6^{\circ}\text{C}

? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 6