Question

What is the change in temperature from -45°F to - 71°F?

-116°F
116°F
-26°F
26°F

Answer 1

Do you have a calculator?

Answer 2

at school

Answer 3

What is \[-45 - 71? \]

Answer 4

-116 F :)

Answer 5

ok how did you know how to subtract

Answer 6

When you see this problem just simply subtract

Answer 7

-45 - 71 key term "change" means subtract

Answer 8

is that 71 a negative?

Answer 9

Answer is 26

Answer 10

\[-46 - -71 = 26 F\]

Answer 11

umm ok i think

Answer 12

Change means subtract

Answer 13

If that 71 is negative your answer is 26

Answer 14

oh ok

Answer 15

Don't let temperature intimidate the question; if you see change means subtract, increase means add and decrease is subtract

Answer 16

Are you sure it's 26F? :) @misssunshinexxoxo

Answer 17

what

Answer 18

I'm asking are you certain it's 26 F?

Answer 19

Temperature is not exactly like normal math...if I said it was -50F but it was -12F earlier, what is temperature difference?

Answer 20

Well it's normal math but you get what i mean Xd

Answer 21

im not the one who said it idk thats why i asked the question

Answer 22

(-71°F) - (-45°F)
= (-71+45) °F
=

should be negative as it is getting colder

Answer 23

Haha, well since it's asking what is the change in temperature from -45°F to - 71°F, notice that it's going from -41 F -> -71 F so you have to subtract -71 F from - 45 F and that will be the difference between the temperature.

Answer 24

Or yes, exactly what UnkleRhaukus said

Answer 25

okay guys the war is over

Answer 26

Lol, there's no war, I'm just trying to get you to understand the concept

Answer 27

"change" symbolizes subtraction

Answer 28

change in \(x\) is
\[x_\text{final} - x_\text{initial} \]

if you get the order wrong, you'll get the answer wrong

Answer 29

Yes! Change in temperature therefore is represented as such \[\Delta T = T_f - T_i\]