Question

The temperature in Fargo, North Dakota, is 6 times colder than the temperature in Detroit. If the temperature in Detroit is –4°F, what is the temperature in Fargo? 2

Answer 1

This is your favorite from a whole day?

Answer 2

i do love it
it shows a total and complete lack of understanding of both mathematics and measurement (not that they aren't linked completely)

Answer 3

guess no one wants to answer this one...

Answer 4

how do you compare the temperatures -4 and -24 interms of severity of coldness ?

Answer 5

im just guessing but is it -24 degree idk

Answer 6

lets try this one
The temperature in Fargo, North Dakota, is 6 times colder than the temperature in Detroit. If the temperature in Detroit is 0°F, what is the temperature in Fargo?

Answer 7

lol suppose the temperature is 0
what are you gonna say?

Answer 8

I was trying to find your response.

Answer 9

zactly!

Answer 10

or suppose it is C instead of F?

Answer 11

i wonder what moron with a degree in math education wrote this question

Answer 12

consider two cases

1)
suppose A's salary is 0 and B's salary is $100

2)
suppose A's salary is $10 and B's salary is $100

Answer 13

is it wrong to say B's salary is 10 times the A's salary in case2 ?

Answer 14

or is there anything wrong in saying B earns 10 times as much as A ?

Answer 15

amount of money is a "ratio" scale, it has a true meaningful zero (i ain't got to money)
temperature is not

Answer 16

-36 degrees maybe? idk just guessing

Answer 17

the zero in temperature is arbitrary
after all, we have two of them
now if the problem was given in Kelvin then it would actually make sense, since Kelvin has a true zero

Answer 18

20 degrees is not twice as hot as 10 degrees, that makes no sense at all
20 dollars is twice as much as ten dollars

Answer 19

il admit i don't get it but if i were a teacher, i guess il stay away from framing such questions to avoid the ambiguity hmm

Answer 20

of course you get it
could you say " it is zero degrees in Alaska and twice as cold in Antarctica? or twice as warm?

Answer 21

is it multple choice?

Answer 22

makes no sense to say "twice" or 'half" if you do not have a ratio scale
you can say "hotter" or "colder" it is a scale used for comparison sake

Answer 23

I see.. still it looks a bit tricky hmm.. i had seen this topic brought up by satellite couple of times in the past

A : -4 and B : -24

we can always say the measure of quantity B is 6 times the quantity A

you're saying comparisons like this wont work with temperature in \(^{\circ}F\) because.. (thinking)

Answer 24

Oh it has to do with negative numbers is it ?

Answer 25

no it has to do with a zero that means zero
no money
no area
no length
no weight
if you like a line that goes through the origin or "direct variation"

Answer 26

like saying O'F doesn't equal saying the temperature doesn't exist today

Answer 27

that @satellite73 sounds like a smart guy \(\color\magenta\heartsuit\)

Answer 28

Got it :'(

(tears of joy)