Question

The lowest temperature ever recorded in a town was -26 f. The highest temperature ever recorded there was 137 f more than the lowest. What was the highest temperature?

Answer 1

We are given in the problem with two data points: the lowest temperature being -26Fahrenheit while the highest temperature equal to 137 more than the lowest temperature or 137 + -26 Fahrenheit. The highest temperature then is equal to 111 Fahrenheit.