Question
Temp. In degrees is 19 degrees Fahrenheit. A blizzard moved in and brought lots of snow and lowered temp. By 27 degrees Fahrenheit, what was the final temp. In Fahrenheit during the blizzard?
Answers
Ms. Sue
This doesn't make any sense either. 19 degrees is colder than 27 degrees.
Steve
It lowered the temp <b>by</b> 27°, not to.
19 - 27 = -8
19 - 27 = -8
Ms. Sue
Oops! By starting a new sentence with "By," the meaning was changed.
Ms. Sue
Thanks for translating, Steve.
Steve
Yeah, I sometimes have to step back and ask myself what it would take for the problem to make sense.
It's not always possible to come up with an answer, either!
It's not always possible to come up with an answer, either!