Question

The temperature in Gatesville is 5°C warmer than the temperature in Elmwood. Plot two points on the number line to represent the temperature in each city.

Answer 1

Choose any temperature for Elmwood and mark it on the number line. Add 5°C to this value for Gatesville and plot it on the number line, 5 units right of the Elmwood point.

Step-by-step explanation:

To represent the temperatures in Gatesville and Elmwood, first we need to choose two points on the number line. Let's assume the temperature in Elmwood is 'x' degrees Celsius. Accordingly, the temperature in Gatesville would be 'x + 5' degrees Celsius, since it is 5°C warmer. Without specific temperatures given, we can choose any point on the number line to represent Elmwood's temperature. For example, if we choose 10°C as the temperature in Elmwood, then we would plot a point at 10 on the number line for Elmwood. Next, we would plot a point at 15°C (which is 10°C + 5°C) on the number line for Gatesville.

Here's the step-by-step process:

Choose an arbitrary temperature for Elmwood and mark it on the number line.

Add 5°C to this value to get the temperature for Gatesville.

Plot the second point for Gatesville on the number line, 5 units to the right of Elmwood's temperature.