128k views
2 votes
Between the time lko woke up and lunchtime,the temperature rose by 11 degrees then by the time he went to bed the temperature dropped by 14 degrees

1 Answer

5 votes

Missing details:

Write an addition expression for the temperature relative to when Iko woke up.

Answer:


T = x -3

Explanation:

Let the temperature when he woke up be x

When he woke up, it rises to 11 degrees.

This is represented as:


t_1 = 11

At bedtime, it dropped by 14 degrees.

This gives


\triangle t = 11 - 14


\triangle t = -3

The relative change T is:


T =Initial\ Temp + Change


T = x + \triangle t


T = x -3

User Andrii Kalytiiuk
by
3.7k points