Question

The record high temperature is 41° the record low temperature is -16° what is the difference in the record temperatures

Answer 1

Answer: $57\°$

Step-by-step explanation:

For this exercise it is important to remember that:

1. The word "difference" indicates subtraction (The result of a subtraction is called "difference").

2. The multiplication of signs:

$(+)(+)=+\\(-)(-)=+\\(-)(+)=-\\(+)(-)=-$

For this case, according to the data given in the exercise, the records high temperature and the record low temperature are:

$High\ temperature=41\°\\\\Low\ temperature=-16\°$

Therefore, if you want to find the difference in the record temperatures, you need to sutract them.

Then you get the following result:

$High\ temperature-Low\ temperature=41\°-(-16\°)=41\°+16\°=57\°$