Question

On Wednesday night in St. Petersburg, Russia, the temperature is -11°C. On the same night in Bombay, India, the temperature is 17°C. What is the difference in temperature? Show your work.

Answer 1

Hello! One number is negative and the other one is positive. In this case, we should find the difference they are from 0 and add the numbers up. -11 is 11 units away from 0. 17 is 17 units away from 0. 11 + 17 = 28. The difference in temperature is 28 degrees Celsius.