If it is 5° outside and the temperature will drop 17° in the next Six hours, how cold will it get?
What is 5 - 17?
-12 degrees
To find out how cold it will get, we need to subtract 17° from the current temperature of 5°.
Using the subtraction operation, you can subtract 17 from 5. The result will be the temperature drop over the next six hours.
5° - 17° = -12°
Therefore, it will get -12° cold in the next six hours.
(Note: Negative temperatures indicate temperatures below freezing.)