Question

Got a technical question here. I figured out the answer for my problem but I'm not sure if I should enter it - or +.
There is a table with temperatures and I had to answer some questions based on the table.
Here is one of the questions:
How much lower was the 6 a.m temperature in Juneau than Malibu?
Then there is a blank box where I put my # answer and it has the word "lower" right behind it.
I'm not sure if I should put -88 or just 88.
It would either be
-88 lower
or 88 lower.
I hope this isn't to dumb of a question!

Thanks for any help

Answer 1

Looks like the absolute value will work. I'd go with 88 degrees.

It's not -88 degrees lower, but it is a total of 88 degrees lower than the original.

Answer 2

Thanks for the input! My brain is getting weirded out by which one to pick!

Answer 3

Any other inputs out there?

Answer 4

though nobody talks this way, -88 lower means 88 higher

Answer 5

hmm your right. like a negative - negative?

Answer 6

yes. -88 lower is a double negative

Answer 7

So I might as well just do 88?

Answer 8

In my opinion, yeah.

Answer 9

Thank you!