At noon the temperature was 2°f.By sunset it had dropped 6 degrees. WHAT WAS THE TEMPERATURE AT SUNSET?
2 - 6 = -4
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To find the temperature at sunset, we will subtract 6 degrees from the temperature at noon.
The temperature at noon was 2°F.
To find the temperature at sunset, we will use subtraction.
Subtracting 6 degrees from 2 degrees, we get:
2°F - 6°F = -4°F
Therefore, the temperature at sunset was -4°F.