Answer:
B
Step-by-step explanation:
The correct answer is B, because you have -4 +(-6)+(-2) which is really just
-4-6-2 which is -12. Think of it as getting rid of the plus sign and just leaving the negative sign. Which this would make the answer to the equation be -12, but for the answer of the question, it would be B because it is accumulating the drops in temperatures making the numbers go down in temperature, therefore making them negative.
A is not the answer because although it is similar to letter B, the difference is the final sentence, "What was the overall change in temperature?" Since -4 is listed as the pre-existing temperature, that would make -6 - 2 be equal to negative eight (-8).
C is not the answer because it includes a temperature rising by 18 degrees.
D is not the answer either because it is saying the temperature rose, which is shouldn't have risen.
The only time C and D could be right, is if they included bigger number that equaled out to negative twelve (-12), like saying the temperature rose 18 degrees, but fell by 26 degrees by midnight, that would make the equation look like -4 + 18 - 26 = - 12
Even in that case, C and D would be wrong immediately because of the use of numbers outside of the expression given.
Hope this helps!
