Question

At 8:00 AM the temperature in colorado was -21F by 9:00 AM the temperature was 6F.what is the difference in the temperature between 8:00 am and 9:00 AM

Answer 1

Okay. So, one temperature is positive and the other one is negative. Let’s find the absolute value (distance from 0) for both numbers. -21 is 21 units away from 0 and 6 is 6 units away from 0. 21 + 6 = 27. The difference of temperature from 8 AM to 9 AM is 27 degrees.