Which context describes a difference of rational numbers?(1 point)

Responses

finding the average of daily high temperatures
finding the average of daily high temperatures
comparing the daily high temperature and low temperature
comparing the daily high temperature and low temperature
determining the coldest temperature in a month
determining the coldest temperature in a month
recording the temperature hourly

comparing the daily high temperature and low temperature

Which scenario about books represents finding the difference?(1 point)

Responses

finding the location of a book in a store
finding the location of a book in a store
finding the total number of books in a store when new books arrive
finding the total number of books in a store when new books arrive
finding the number of books remaining after a sale on books
finding the number of books remaining after a sale on books
finding the type of books in a store

finding the number of books remaining after a sale on books

The temperature on Monday is −4°C. On Tuesday, it is 13° colder. What is the temperature on Tuesday?(1 point)

Responses

−17°C
negative 17 degrees upper C
17°C
17 degrees upper C
9°C
9 degrees upper C
−9°C

The temperature on Tuesday is -17°C.

Ping dove off a 10 meter platform. He reached a depth of 6 meters in the water. What was the change in height?(1 point)

Responses

60 meters
60 meters
16 meters
16 meters
4 meters
4 meters
64 meters

The change in height for Ping is 4 meters.

A parasail is 1/20 of a meter above the water. Then, after 10 minutes, the parasail is 1/50 of a meter above the water. What is the change in height?(1 point)

Responses

3/100 meter

7/100 meter
1/50 meter

1/20 meter

The change in height is 1/20 meter.

To determine the difference of rational numbers, you need to subtract one rational number from another. From the given responses, the context that describes this process is comparing the daily high temperature and low temperature. To find the difference between the daily high and low temperatures, you subtract the low temperature from the high temperature.