Question

33. At 6 p.m, the temperature at the

North Pole was -19°F. By
midnight
the temperature had dropped
18°, What was the temperature
at
midnight?
A. 1°F
C.-37°F
B.-1°F
D.37°F

Answer 1

C.

Explanation:

Since you are subtracting a positive from a negative, your absolute value will get greater. With negative numbers, the less they become in value, the higher their absolute value will get. So, since we are subtracting a positive from a negative, we add them together. However, we need to add them as if they were both positive signs.

Once you do this:

19

+18

You should get 37. Since -19 has a greater absolute value than 18, you keep the negative sign and apply it to 37, getting you -37.