Question

At 9:00 am, the temperature was 5 degrees Celsius (9) Three hours later, the temperature was -17°C By how many degrees Celsius did the temperature change?

Answer 1

Change in temperature
`= -22` degrees

Explanation:

Given -

Temperature at 9:00 AM
`= 5` degrees Celsius

Temperature after three hours i.e around 12:00
`= -17` degrees Celsius

The change is temperature is equal to

Final temperature (or last temperature reading) - initial temperature

Substituting the given values we get -

`-17-5\\= -22`

Change in temperature
`= -22` degrees