Question

The temperature at sunrise was -2 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature at sunset was 18 degrees warmer than it was at sunrise. What was the temperature at sunset?

a) -20 degrees Fahrenheit
b) -16 degrees Fahrenheit
c) 20 degrees Fahrenheit
d) 16 degrees Fahrenheit

Answer 1

16 degrees

-2 + 18 is 16

Explanation:

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Answer 2

d) 16 degrees Fahrenheit

Explanation:

What do we know? Initial temperature: -2. Then the temperature rose by 18 degrees. We can express this mathematically:

`-2+18`

If you are not particularly comfortable with negatives, you can rewrite this expression as such:

`18-2`

`16`

Thus the temperature at sunset was 16 degrees Fahrenheit.