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The temperature outside is 15°F. If the temperature drops 20°, will the outside temperature be represented by a positive or negative integer? Explain your reasoning.
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The temperature outside is 15°F. If the

temperature drops 20°, will the outside temperature be represented
by a positive or negative integer? Explain your reasoning.

User Larry Lv
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it’ll be -5° it’s simple math really, so it will be represented by a negative integer since the degrees that is dropping is greater than the temp represented.
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