Question

The low temperature for 5 days was –2 degrees, 5 degrees, –4 degrees, –12 degrees, and 8 degrees. What was the average low temperature for those days?

Answer 1

The average low temperature is -1
`^(o)C`

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that the low temperature for the 5 days are: -2
`^(o)C`, 5
`^(o)C`, -4
`^(o)C`, -12
`^(o)C` and 8
`^(o)C`.

The average low temperature is the mean low temperature for the 5 days. And can be determined by:

Average low temperature =
`(total temperature for the days)/(the number of days)`

total temperature = -2 -4 -12 + 5 + 8

= -18 + 13

= -5
`^(o)C`

the number of days = 5

So that;

Average low temperature =
`(-5)/(5)`

= - 1
`^(o)C`

The average low temperature for the 5 days is -1
`^(o)C`.