Question

The temperature on Monday was 5 Degrees. The temperature on Thursday was - 8 degrees. Was the overall change in the temperature positive, negative, or 0? Why ? *

Answer 1

Negative change

Explanation:

Given

`Monday\ Temperature = 5\ deg`

`Thursday\ Temperature = -8\ deg`

First, we need to calculate the overall change in temperature

This is calculated by subtracting the initial temperature from the final temperature

`Overall\ Change = Thursday\ Temperature - Monday\ Temperature`

`Overall\ Change = -8\ deg - 5\ deg`

`Overall\ Change = -13\ deg`

The overall change shows a negative change in the temperature.

This is as a result of a drop in temperature from Monday to Thursday