Question

It rained all day on Father's Day and the temperature dropped ten and seven tenth degrees. The next day the rain stopped and the temperature rose twelve and six tenths degrees. If the temperature at the beginning of Father's Day was sixty five and eight tenths degrees, what was the temperature at the end of the day after Father's Day?

Answer 1

Sixty seven and seven tenths

method: take twelve and six tenths away from sixty five and eight tenths to get fifty five and a tenth then add twelve and six tenths to fifty five and a tenth