The temperature was 16 Celsius when Becky returned home at 6pm. The temperature was 4 celcius warmer at 3pm than it was at 6pm. It was 3 celcius warmer at 12pm than it was at 3pm. What was the temperature at 12pm?
6pm: 16
3pm: 16+4 = 20
noon: 20+3 = 23
Well, let me put on my temperature-taking clown nose for this one! If the temperature was 16 degrees Celsius at 6pm, and it was 4 degrees warmer at 3pm, that means it was 12 degrees Celsius at 3pm. Then, if it was 3 degrees warmer at 12pm than it was at 3pm, we can do a quick clown calculation and find out that the temperature at 12pm was a toasty 15 degrees Celsius!
To find the temperature at 12pm, we can work backwards step-by-step.
Step 1: Temperature at 6pm = 16 Celsius
Step 2: The temperature was 4 Celsius warmer at 3pm than it was at 6pm. So, the temperature at 3pm = 16 Celsius - 4 Celsius = 12 Celsius.
Step 3: The temperature was 3 Celsius warmer at 12pm than it was at 3pm. So, the temperature at 12pm = 12 Celsius - 3 Celsius = 9 Celsius.
Therefore, the temperature at 12pm was 9 Celsius.
To find the temperature at 12pm, we need to work backward from the given information.
We know that at 6pm, the temperature was 16 Celsius.
It was 4 Celsius warmer at 3pm than it was at 6pm. To figure out the temperature at 3pm, we need to add 4 Celsius to the temperature at 6pm:
Temperature at 3pm = Temperature at 6pm + 4 Celsius
Temperature at 3pm = 16 Celsius + 4 Celsius
Temperature at 3pm = 20 Celsius
Now, it was 3 Celsius warmer at 12pm than it was at 3pm. To find the temperature at 12pm, we need to add 3 Celsius to the temperature at 3pm:
Temperature at 12pm = Temperature at 3pm + 3 Celsius
Temperature at 12pm = 20 Celsius + 3 Celsius
Temperature at 12pm = 23 Celsius
Therefore, the temperature at 12pm was 23 Celsius.