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1. The temperature on a winter night in Kansas is - 6 Celsius. The

temperature decreases by 8 Celsius. What is the new temperature, in
degrees Celsius? *

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-6 -8=-14C. When you subtract from a negative number the product will be smaller than when you started. Sometimes it helps to draw a number line and count that way.
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