Question

Tom woke up one morning and the temperature was −6° Celsius. The high temperature that day was 6° Celsius. What was the difference between the low temperature and the high temperature that day?

Answer 1

12 degree difference. From -6 to 0 is 6. And from 0 to 6 is six.

Answer 2

12˚C

Explanation:

If the high temperature is 6˚ and the low temperature is -6˚, the difference is

6˚-(-6˚)

=6˚+6˚

=12˚.