Question

The record high temperature on January 15 is 41.5°F. The record low temperature on that day is −16.8°F. What is the difference in the record temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit?

Answer 1

58.3 degrees, you have to find the difference in the temperatures so 41.5- -16.8 which is the same as (41.5+16.8) making the answer 58.3!!

Answer 2

Answer: 58.3 degrees

Explanation:

You are trying to find the difference between the two temperatures (41.5 and -16.8) this means you will be subtracting. To subtract these two, you must remember that 16.8 is a negative number, so when it is subtracted, it will convert the equation to an addition problem (subtracting a negative is the same thing as adding a positive). So instead of 41.5 - (-16.8)… it will be simplified to 41.5 + 16.8. When you solve this equation, you will get 58.3

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