When he woke up, Marlan saw that the temperature was forty-eight degrees Fahrenheit. Since then, the temperature has risen. Let t represent the number of degrees the temperature has risen. Which expression shows the current temperature?

forty-eight plus t

forty-eight minus t

forty-eight t

t minus forty-eight

Question

When he woke up, Marlan saw that the temperature was forty-eight degrees Fahrenheit. Since then, the temperature has risen. Let t represent the number of degrees the temperature has risen. Which expression shows the current temperature? 

 forty-eight plus t  

 forty-eight minus t 

 forty-eight t  

 t minus forty-eight

anonymous · Answer

well since the temperature has risen you need to figure out what the current temperature is so you need to do 48 + t