From midnight to 6:00 am, the temperature rose 8°C. At 6:00 am, the temperature was -20 degrees Celeste. What was the temperature at midnight?
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T + 8 = -20
I figure out the answer it is:
-20 - 8 = -28
when doing negatives subtracting means adding and adding means subtracting! Hope this helps!!!!
To find the temperature at midnight, we can use the information given:
From midnight to 6:00 am, the temperature rose 8°C.
At 6:00 am, the temperature was -20 degrees Celsius.
Let's start by finding the temperature at 6:00 am minus the temperature rise from midnight to 6:00 am:
Temperature at 6:00 am - Temperature rise = Temperature at midnight
-20°C - 8°C = Temperature at midnight
Simplifying the equation:
-28°C = Temperature at midnight
So, the temperature at midnight was -28 degrees Celsius.
To find the temperature at midnight, we need to subtract the temperature rise from the temperature at 6:00 am.
First, let's denote the temperature at midnight as "M".
We know that the temperature rose by 8°C from midnight to 6:00 am, so we can express this as: M + 8°C.
At 6:00 am, the temperature was -20°C, so we can express this as: -20°C.
Now we can set up an equation using these expressions:
M + 8°C = -20°C
To solve for M, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. We can do this by subtracting 8°C from both sides of the equation:
M + 8°C - 8°C = -20°C - 8°C
Simplifying the equation, we have:
M = -28°C
Therefore, the temperature at midnight was -28°C.