Question

It is 18 degrees Celsius at 8 am, and 14 degrees Celsius by noon. The change in the temperature from 8am to noon is?

Answer 1

4 degrees Celcius

Explanation:

From 8 am to 12 pm is 4 hours. However, it is asking for the change in degrees from 18 degrees Celcius to 14 degrees Celcius.

It is asking for the change in temperature. In order to figure this out, you need to subtract. 18 - 14 = 4

Therefore, the change in degrees is 4 degrees Celcius.

Answer 2

4 degrees Celsius

Explanation:

It is asking for the change in temperature, or the difference. In word problems like this it is asking for subtraction.

So you just need to subtract the temperature at noon from the temperature at 8 am.

18 - 14 = 4 degrees