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The temperature at a mountain base camp was −5 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. Thursday morning, the temperature was 2 degrees Celsius lower than what it was on Wednesday. By Thursday evening, the temperature was 1 degree Celsius lower than what it was that morning. What was the temperature at the base camp Thursday evening?

−9 degrees Celsius
−8 degrees Celsius
−7 degrees Celsius
−6 degrees Celsius

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It would be -8 degrees
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it was -8 degrees celsius on thursday evening
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