When Scott woke up this morning, the temperature was 2°F. The temperature fell 5° by noon. Scott used this number line to model

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4 years ago

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When Scott woke up this morning, the temperature was 2°F. The temperature fell 5° by noon. Scott used this number line to model

the temperature drop.
What error did Scott make?

A. Scott should have started by moving from 0 to –5.

B. Scott should have started by moving from 0 to –2.

C. Scott started correctly by moving from 0 to 2, but then he should have moved 5 units to the left.

D. Scott started correctly by moving from 0 to 2, but then he should have moved 5 units to the right.

Mathematics

2 answers:

Mariulka [41] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-05T19:08:34+03:00

Mariulka [41]4 years ago

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Answer:

c

Step-by-step explanation:

I am Lyosha [343] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-05T16:39:16+03:00

I am Lyosha [343]4 years ago

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The answer is C because "dropped" means minus so it is asking: 2-5 which should be -3 not -5.