Question

ice begins to melt at 32°F. lead melts at 621.5°F. How many degrees Fahrenheit above the melting point of ice does lead melt?

Answer 1

589.5 This is literally just a subtraction problem 

Answer 2

The answer is explained below.

Explanation:

To find the correct answer for this problem, it is necessary to perform a subtraction, which refers to the process of finding the difference between two quantities.

One of them is 32°F while the other one is 621.5°F. So it is necessary to do the following:

621.5-32=589.5, which is the correct answer.