Just before midnight, the first musher, William “Wild Bill” Shannon, left Nenana. It was -50ºF. When he took his first break, it was 12º colder. What was the temperature?

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Robartsd · Answer 1 · 2023-04-20T14:45:34+0000

Getting colder means there was temperature reduction
(ie the hotter the temperature the higher its value and the colder the temperature the lower its value)
Hence the temperature was
= -50 - 12
= -62 °F

Just before midnight, the first musher, William “Wild Bill” Shannon, left Nenana. It was -50ºF. When he took his first break, it was 12º colder. What was the temperature?

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