Listed below are state low temperature records and the date on which they occurred for six.
South Carolina -19 January 21,1985
Florida -2 February 13,1899
Alabama -27 January 30, 1940
Georgia -17 January 27,1940
Hawaii 12 May 17, 1979
North Carolina -34 January 5, 1904

List the states in order from coldest to warmest temperature.

using the data from the problem above, how many degrees warmer was Hawaii than South Carolina?

Question

Listed below are state low temperature records and the date on which they occurred for six.
South Carolina       -19 January 21,1985
Florida                    -2 February 13,1899
Alabama                 -27 January 30, 1940
Georgia                     -17 January 27,1940
Hawaii                        12 May 17, 1979
North Carolina          -34 January 5, 1904

List the states in order from coldest to warmest temperature.

using the data from the problem above, how many degrees warmer was Hawaii than South Carolina?

anonymous · Answer

generally negatives are smaller than positives
hence
NC
Al
SC
Geo
Flo
Ha

hawaii: 12˚C
SC: -34˚C
get the difference by subtracting the smaller number from the bigger one:
12-(-34)=?