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Monday’s high temperature was 5 degrees warmer than Sunday high temperature.tuesdays high temperature was eight degrees colder than Monday high temperature. How does Sunday’s high temperature compare to tuesdays

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Sunday's high temp was 3 degrees warmer than Tuesdays
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Answer: It means the high temperature of Sunday is 3 degrees warmer than the high temperature of Tuesday.

Explanation:

Let the temperature on Sunday be 'x'.

So, Temperature of Monday would be


x+5

Temperature of Tuesday would be


x+5-8\\=x-3

So, Comparing the Sunday's high temperature to Tuesday's temperature.


x-3

It means the high temperature of Sunday is 3 degrees warmer than the high temperature of Tuesday.

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