Answer:
Which day was the weather forecast most accurate? Forecast vs Actual Temperature Day Degrees above (+) or below (–) forecast Monday +4 Tuesday –6 Wednesday +7 Thursday –2
(i) Monday
(ii) Tuesday
(iii) Wednesday
(iv) Thursday
Ans
(iv)Thursday
Step-by-step explanation:
Forecast for
Monday +4 Abs |+4| = 4
Tuesday –6 Abs |-6| = 6
Wednesday +7 Abs |+7| = 7
Thursday –2 Abs |-2| = 2
The most accurate is the day closest the temperature forecast is closest to observed temperature, which is
Thursday (-2)
2.0x10^-5 or 2.0E-5 —this is because as a small decimal number, you move the decimal to the right five spaces and then add a negative to the decimal to indicate that when you translate back (from scientific notation to 0.00002) you will move the decimal to the left
Answer:
x-y
Step-by-step explanation:
X is greater than y so we are subtracting the smaller number from the bigger number
That means we do not need the absolute value signs since x-y will be positive
|x-y| when x> y
x-y
Using numbers
| 5-2| 5>2
5-2
