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OpenStudy (juana02):

help with word problem Extreme Temperatures. The hottest temperature ever recorded in the United States was 134⁰F, which occurred at Greenland Ranch, California, in Death Valley on July 10, 1913. The coldest temperature ever recorded in the United States was -80⁰F, which occurred at Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska, in the Endicott Mountains on January 23, 1971. Determine the difference between these two temperatures.

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

-80+x=134?

OpenStudy (juana02):

i get 214?

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

correct :)

OpenStudy (juana02):

how did u get to form the the equation?

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

your trying to find out the difference from -80 to 134 -80+x=214 ^^ that resembles that statement

OpenStudy (juana02):

thanks its clear now

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

np mate

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