Question

On Sunday, the wind chill temperature reached −36 °F. On Monday, the wind chill temperature only reached 1 4 of Sunday's wind chill temperature. What was the lowest wind chill temperature on Monday? A −144 °F B −36 1 4 °F C −9 °F D −40 °F

Answer 1

(A) -9 °F

Explanation:

On Sunday, the wind chill temperature reached - 36 °F. On Monday, the wind chill

temperature only reached¼ of Sunday's wind chill temperature. What was the

lowest wind chill temperature on Monday? (A) -9 °F (B) -36¼°F (C) -40 °F (D) -144 °F

Sunday temperature = - 36 °F

Monday temperature = ¼ of Sunday's wind chill temperature

Monday = 1/4 of - 36 °F

= 1/4 * -36 °F

= (1 * -36)/4 °F

= -36/4 °F

= -9 °F

Monday temperature = -9 °F

The correct answer is (A) -9 °F