The temperature at noon is 14° F. The temperature drops 3 degrees every hour. what is the temperature at 6 pm?
14-3*6 = -4 deg,
Parentheses will help.
14-(3*6) = -4
To find the temperature at 6 pm, we need to understand that the temperature drops by 3 degrees every hour from noon until 6 pm.
First, let's calculate the number of hours between noon and 6 pm. Since there are 12 hours in half a day (noon to midnight), and 6 pm is halfway between noon and midnight, there are 6 hours between noon and 6 pm.
Now, we know that the temperature drops by 3 degrees every hour. So, to find the temperature at 6 pm, we need to subtract 3 degrees for each of the 6 hours from the initial temperature at noon.
Starting with a temperature of 14° F at noon, we subtract 3 degrees for each hour:
14° F - 3° F = 11° F
11° F - 3° F = 8° F
8° F - 3° F = 5° F
5° F - 3° F = 2° F
2° F - 3° F = -1° F
-1° F - 3° F = -4° F
Therefore, the temperature at 6 pm would be -4° F.