Question

How much lower was the 6a.m temperature in Fairbanks than in Buffalo (Fairbanks-24/Buffalo-8

Answer 1

At 6:00 a.m. the temperature at Fairbanks was -24 degrees and at Buffalo, it was -8 degrees.

To determine how much lower the temperature is you have to calculate the difference between the higher temperature and the lower temperature.

"-8" is greater than "-24" (Remember that when you order a negative number, the greater the absolute value of the number, the smaller will be the negative number)

So you have to calculate the difference between -8 and -24 degrees

`\begin{gathered} -8-(-24) \\ -8+24=16 \end{gathered}`

The temperature was 16 degrees lower in Fairbanks than in Buffalo.