At 2pm the temperature is 22 degrees, by 4am it is negative 7 degrees. We think the answer in the change of temperature is 29 degrees am I right?
|22-(-7)|
|29|
29
22+7=29
The weather decreased 29 degrees. So technically you are correct.
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(A magical wizard that helps you with your homework)
Smarty -- the weather did not decrease. The temperature decreased!
To find the change in temperature, you need to calculate the difference between the two temperatures given. First, you need to convert the negative temperature to a positive value, as the change in temperature is a magnitude and does not take into account the direction (positive or negative).
To convert -7 degrees to a positive value, you can simply remove the minus sign, resulting in 7 degrees.
Next, you subtract the initial temperature (22 degrees) from the final temperature (7 degrees) to find the change in temperature.
7 degrees - 22 degrees = -15 degrees.
Therefore, the change in temperature is -15 degrees, not 29 degrees.