Question

The temperature was 10 below zero in the morning, and dropped 8 degrees during the afternoon. What was the temperature late in the afternoon?

Answer 1

You subtract 8 from -10, which is -18... wowza thats cold!

Answer 2

-18 degrees

Explanation:

The temperature was 10 below zero so therefore the temperature is 10 degrees below the zero point which is -10. If the temperature dropped 8 degrees in the after we can determine the temperature in the late afternoon as. Let T be the temperature in the the afternoon:

`=-10-8=-18`

The temperature in the afternoon is -18 degrees