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Two 7th grade , Monique and Matt, both solved the following math problem.

If the temperature drops from 30*F to -5*F by how much did the temperature decrease?
The students came up with different answers.Monique said the answer is 35*F , And Matt said the answer is 25*F. Who is correct?

Two 7th grade , Monique and Matt, both solved the following math problem. If the temperature-example-1
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Answer:

Monique is correct

Explanation:

The actually temperature decrease = 30 - (-5) = 35*F

Monique is correct

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