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Sunday morning, the temperature in Bayfield, Wisconsin was -15.6 degrees Fahrenheit. If the temperature rose 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit that afternoon, what was the temperature later in the day?
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Sunday morning, the temperature in Bayfield, Wisconsin was -15.6 degrees Fahrenheit. If the temperature rose 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit that afternoon, what was the temperature later in the day?

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-11.8° F

when adding a positive to a negative, make the negative just make the negative number positive (for the sake of simplicity) and subtract
therefore
15.6-3.8 is 11.8
not convert back to negative
making your answer -11.8
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just add them and leave it as a positive

Explanation:

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