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The record low temperature in Pittsburgh, PA is ​-22°F. The record high is 103°F. What is the difference in the record high and the record low temperatures?

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Answer:

The difference in the record high and the record low temperatures is 125°F

Explanation:

Given a quantity T that varies in time, say T1 and T2, being T1 the initial value and T2 the final value.

The change or difference between the final and the initial values is:

T=T2-T1

The record low temperature in Pittsburgh, PA is T1=-22°F while its record high is T2=103°F

The difference is:

T=103°F - (-22°F)

Note both negative signs multiply to produce a positive sign, and a sum instead of a subtraction:

T=103°F + 22°F = 125°F

The difference in the record high and the record low temperatures is 125°F

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