The daily low temperatures during one week were reordered as follows: 2 degrees F, -7 degrees F, 6 degrees F, -3 degrees F, -14 degrees F, -16 degrees F, and -10 degrees F. Explain how you would show a child how to find the average daily low temperature for week.

It's the same as finding the average of any set of numbers.

Add up the values and divide by how many there are.

(2 + -7 + 6 + -3 + -14 + -16+ -10)/7 = -42/7 = -6

The child had better be familiar with the concept of negative values, as well as division.

To find the average daily low temperature for the week, we need to add up all the low temperatures and then divide the total by the number of days in the week.

Step 1: Write down all the low temperatures: 2, -7, 6, -3, -14, -16, -10.

Step 2: Add up all the low temperatures. Start by adding the first two temperatures, then keep adding the next temperature to the running total.

2 + (-7) = -5
-5 + 6 = 1
1 + (-3) = -2
-2 + (-14) = -16
-16 + (-16) = -32
-32 + (-10) = -42

So, the sum of all the low temperatures is -42 degrees F.

Step 3: Count how many low temperatures there are. In this case, there are 7 low temperatures because there are 7 days in a week.

Step 4: Divide the sum of the low temperatures by the number of low temperatures.

-42 ÷ 7 = -6

The average daily low temperature for the week is -6 degrees F.