Question

The element mercury is used in thermometers because it  expands as it is heated. Mercury melts at 38 F below zero. Write this temperature as an integer

Answer 1

The integer of this temperature is -38.

Explanation:

The keyword we have is below. When using this term to describe an integer, this means the integer will be a NEGATIVE number. Since this is 38 degrees below zero, the answer would be -38.