You talk to a friend who lives in a different state. She tells you that today it is 12° below zero where she lives. You tell her

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Elan Coil [88]

3 years ago

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You talk to a friend who lives in a different state. She tells you that today it is 12° below zero where she lives. You tell her

it is 54° where you live. What is the difference in temperatures?

Mathematics

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Nadusha1986 [10] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-04T17:53:17+03:00

Nadusha1986 [10]3 years ago

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Friend = -12°C
you = -54°C

difference = 54 - 12
= 42 degrees.

sleet_krkn [62] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-04T18:58:12+03:00

12 degrees below zero tells you we have a negative number, -12. The word "Difference" means we are subtracting. So your equation will be 54 - (-12). Two minuses/negatives back-to-back turn into a plus so the equation is now 54 + 12 = 66.

There is a 66 degree difference in temperatures assuming the temperatures given are using the same units (I mean one is not Celsius and the other Fahrenheit).