Question

Miguel reads that the average low temperature today is −8.5°F and that the average high temperature is 10.2º F.

Miguel plots the points on the number line to determine the temperature change between these two readings.

What is the temperature change?

Answer 1

18.7 °F

Explanation:

You want the temperature change between a low of -8.5 °F and a high of 10.2 °F.

Change

The change between the two readings is found by subtracting the smaller from the larger:

10.2 -(-8.5) = 10.2 +8.5 = 18.7

The temperature change is 18.7 °F.