The temperature rose from -12o to +23o by noon. How much did the temperature change? Answer: 11o
I don't get how it's wrong
It was 12 below zero. When the thermometer read 0, the temperature had risen 12 degrees.
12 + 23 = ?
Wait the question was actually The temperature rose from +12o to +23o by noon. How much did the temperature change?
Would that be 11o since its +12o?
Yes.
Does that make this one right than?
You said it was wrong earlier since I made a mistake on the typing
It continued to get colder. By midnight the temperature was 35o colder than it had been at noon. What was the midnight temperature?
-24o?
The given statement is incorrect. The temperature did not rise from -12o to +23o, but rather from -12o to +23o.
To determine the temperature change, you need to find the difference between the final temperature (+23o) and the initial temperature (-12o).
Therefore, the temperature change can be calculated as:
+23o - (-12o) = +23o + 12o = 35o
So, the correct answer is 35o, not 11o.