Question

The temperature at noon was –12°C. In the next 9 hours, the temperature dropped 8°C.



What is the temperature at 9 p.m.?



A.
–20°C


B.
–4°C


C.
4°C


D.


20°C

Answer 1

@EclipsedStar

Answer 2

If the temperature at noon was : -12 degrees celcius
Then AFTER 9 hours (so noon + 9 hours would be 9pm) the temperatured DROPPED 8 degrees celsius.
This means that to find the temperature at 9pm you would simply subtract 8 from -12.
So -12 -8 = ?

Answer 3

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Answer 4

think of it like this: you are 12 dollars in debt and you spend 8 more dollars (so you go further into debt)

Answer 5

that's how I think of -12 - 8