Question

The low temperature for 5 days was –2 degrees, 5 degrees, –4 degrees, –12 degrees, and 8 degrees. What was the average low temperature for those days?

Answer 1

Answer:

The average low temperature is -1$^{o}C$

Explanation:

Given that the low temperature for the 5 days are: -2$^{o}C$, 5$^{o}C$, -4$^{o}C$, -12$^{o}C$ and 8$^{o}C$.

The average low temperature is the mean low temperature for the 5 days. And can be determined by:

Average low temperature = $\frac{total temperature for the days}{the number of days}$

total temperature = -2 -4 -12 + 5 + 8

                             = -18 + 13

                             = -5$^{o}C$

the number of days = 5

So that;

Average low temperature = $\frac{-5}{5}$

                                     = - 1$^{o}C$

The average low temperature for the 5 days is -1$^{o}C$.