Question

The temperature at the south pole was 6 degrees at 8am. At 3 pm it was -18 degrees. By how many degrees did the temperature drop?

Answer 1

`24\°`

Explanation:

we know that

To determine how many degrees drop the temperature, find out the absolute value of subtract the temperature at 8 am from the temperature at 3 pm.

so

`\left|-18-6\right|=24\°`