Question

The temperature was 5 degrees F in the afternoon and dropped 10 degrees F.

What is the expression needed to determine the new temperature?

What is the new temperature?

Answer 1

Should you be using addition, subtraction, multiplication or division?

Answer 2

idk

Answer 3

At first the temperature was 5 degrees right? Then it dropped to 10 degrees so when you're trying to drop a number to get to the next what do you do?

Answer 4

@XbubblegummieX

Answer 5

Would you subtract it ?

Answer 6

correct!

Answer 7

So if you want to make an expression with subtraction what would it be?

Answer 8

Since it started at 5 degrees and it dropped 10 what would your expression be? Hint: the answer becomes a negative.

Answer 9

5 - (-10) ?

Answer 10

Why the double " - " ? Please note that 5-(-10)=5+10=15.

Answer 11

that's the negative for the 10