Question

Can I get some help with this question?

Which equation will solve the following word problem? News Center 8 has just released tomorrow's weather forecast. The high temperature is 74° and the low temperature is 47°. What is the difference between the forecasted high and low temperatures?


d = 47° + 74°


d = 74° - 47°


d = 74°(47°)/2


d = 47° - 74°

Answer 1

If the temperatures are both positive integers,
Difference means to subtract, so you would be subtracting amounts. When we subtract to find the difference, in this situation, we would start with the largest number to subtract the smaller number. Therefore to find the difference you would do 74-47 degrees (second option)

You seem to put d for every option rather than a,b,c,d? :)