Question

Solve the word problem.


The table shows the low outside temperatures for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.



What was the change in the low outside temperature from Tuesday to Wednesday?
This function table shows the outside temperature for a given day. Monday, -12.5 (degrees celsius). Tuesday, -8.6 (degrees celsius). Wednesday, -10 (degrees celsius).

Answer 1

Please help

Answer 2

What was the outside temperature for Tuesday? For Wednesday?
How much colder did it get?

Answer 3

Tuesday = -8.6
Wenesday = -10

Answer 4

It decreases by 1.4 degrees Celsius from Tuesday to Wednesday.

Answer 5

That means the change in temperature is...

Answer 6

My options are


–10⁰

–1.4⁰

18.6⁰

–18.6⁰

Answer 7

so I think -1.4

Answer 8

That's correct!

Answer 9

What about this one

QUESTION 5

Scientists are monitoring a whale's weight by observing its weight change once a week, over a 4 week period. How much has the whale's weight changed over the entire 4 weeks?


A graph showing the differences in a whales weight over the course of four weeks. Week 1, weight change (in pounds) -2.1. Week 2, weight change (in pounds) +0.3. Week 3, weight change (in pounds) -1.7. Week 4, weight change (in pounds) -0.4.

–0.1 pounds

–3.9 pounds


0.3 pounds

4.1 pounds

Answer 10

@Aveline

Answer 11

Got a guess? How much weight did the whale lose?

Answer 12

-3.9?

Answer 13

@AloneS