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

Answer: -28 degrees Celsius

Explanation:

Equation: -20 = t + 8 or t = -20 + -8 (t represents the temperature at midnight).

Using the second equation given, add the two numbers together. Since adding a negative is the same as subtracting a positive, subtract 20 from 8 and make it negative. The answer is -28.