The table gives the lowest temperatures ever recorded in five U.S. cities. Use this table to answer each question.
Lowest Recorded Temperatures
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F
Honolulu, HI Huron, SD Mobile, AL Norfolk, VA St. Louis, MO
53 -41 3 -3 -18
What is the difference between the greatest temperature listed and the least temperature listed?
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How much greater was Norfolk’s lowest temperature than St. Louis’s lowest temperature?
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i dont under stand how to tell what is greater
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To find the difference between the greatest and least temperature listed, you need to subtract the least temperature from the greatest temperature.
In this case, the greatest temperature listed is 53°F and the least temperature listed is -41°F.
To find the difference, you would subtract -41°F from 53°F:
53°F - (-41°F) = 53°F + 41°F = 94°F
So, the difference between the greatest and least temperature listed is 94°F.
To find out how much greater Norfolk's lowest temperature was compared to St. Louis's lowest temperature, you would subtract St. Louis's lowest temperature from Norfolk's lowest temperature.
Norfolk's lowest temperature is -3°F and St. Louis's lowest temperature is -18°F.
So, you would subtract -18°F from -3°F:
-3°F - (-18°F) = -3°F + 18°F = 15°F
Therefore, Norfolk's lowest temperature was 15°F greater than St. Louis's lowest temperature.
What don't you understand about this question?
The greatest is the largest positive number.
The smallest is the largest negative number.
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