Question

Note: Enter your answer and show all the steps that you use to solve this problem in the space provided. Write and solve an equation to find the answer. From midnight to 6:00 am, the temperature rose 8°C. At 6:00 am, the temperature was − 20 ° C. What was the temperature at midnight?

Answer 1

The temperature at midnight is -12 degree Celsius

Explanation:

Given -

Temperature at 6:00 PM = -20 degree Celsius

Let the temperature at midnight be X degree Celsius

From midnight to 6:00 am, the temperature rose by 8 degree Celsius

X - (-20) = 8

X = 8-20

X = -12 degree Celsius.

The temperature at midnight is -12 degree Celsius.