342,671 views
7 votes
7 votes
The temperature in Oxford on Friday is -8 c

On Saturday, the temperature decreases by 8 c
Find the temperature in Oxford on Saturday.

User Greenwich
by
2.0k points

2 Answers

16 votes
16 votes

Answer:

On Friday: -8°c

On Saturday: Temperature decreases by 8°C

As 8°C is reduced again we need to subtract

⇒ -8 - 8

⇒ -16

We can understand this by counting or looking at a number line

in the number line when the values of a number decreases the number place moves to the left! So we need to move 8 places towards the left from -8 in the umber line

WHICH COULD BE SHOWIN LIKE THIS:

-17,-16,-15,-14,-13,-12,-11,-10, -9,-8,7,-6,-5,-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3.......

You try counting in the series of numbers i have given above start counting towards the left from -9 as 1 till u reach the 8th value which will be -16

Hope this helps.....

User Mathlearner
by
3.5k points
28 votes
28 votes

Answer:

-16c

Explanation:

Decrease means minus in this case

So:

-8c-8c=-16c

User Jonny Five
by
2.8k points