loeffler92
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One day, the outside temperature was 7 degrees below zero. The next day the temperature was 6 degrees above zero. what was the temperature difference between the two days
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One day, the outside temperature was 7 degrees below zero. The next day the temperature was 6 degrees above zero. what was the temperature difference between the two days
What was the temperature on first day? ..... -7°
What was the temperature on next day? ..... +6°
Then
6 - (-7) = ???
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Another way to do this is to draw a "temperature line" on your paper. Mark a point on the line as "0 degrees", mark points to the right of 0 degrees on that line at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 degrees. Mark points to the left as -1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, and -7 degrees. Now count the number of degrees from -7 to 6.