Question

In Coachella, California the temperature was 9 degrees below zero at 2 am. By 5 am the temperature had dropped by an additional 7 degrees. By 1 pm the next day the temperature had risen by 12 degrees. What was the temperature at 5 am

Answer 1

The temperature at 5 am is 16 degrees below zero.

Explanation:

The temperature at 2 am is 9 degrees below zero:

`T_{2_(am)} = -9`

Since at 5 am the temperature had dropped by an additional 7 degrees, we have:

`T_{5_(am)} = T_{2_(am)} - 7`

`T_{5_(am)} = -9 - 7 = -16`

Therefore, the temperature at 5 am is 16 degrees below zero.

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