The day-time temperature in Sutherland was recorded as 9 degrees Celsius. During the night the temperature dropped by 16 degrees Celsius. Express an equation?
9 - 16 = ?
To express the temperature change using an equation, we need to consider that the day-time temperature in Sutherland was recorded as 9 degrees Celsius, and during the night, the temperature dropped by 16 degrees Celsius.
Let's represent the day-time temperature as T, and the night-time temperature as T - 16 (since the temperature dropped by 16 degrees Celsius).
The equation that represents the temperature change can be expressed as:
T - (T - 16) = 16
In this equation, we subtract the night-time temperature (T - 16) from the day-time temperature T to get the temperature drop, which is equal to 16 degrees Celsius.