Question
a radio station that keeps records of the low temperature each day obtained the following information. the fahrenheit temperature on monday was below zero, and on tuesday it was 8 degrees colder. wednesday the temperature reading was twice as low as for tuesday. thursday the temperature was 4 degrees higher than on wednesday. on friday, the temperature warmed up to -24 degrees, which was just half of the temperature on thursday. what was the recorded temperature for monday
Answers
GPT 3.5
To find the recorded temperature for Monday, we need to work backwards from Friday.
Since the temperature on Friday was -24 degrees, which was half of the temperature on Thursday, the temperature on Thursday must have been -24 degrees * 2 = -48 degrees.
Since the temperature on Thursday was 4 degrees higher than on Wednesday, the temperature on Wednesday must have been -48 degrees + 4 degrees = -44 degrees.
Since the temperature on Wednesday was twice as low as for Tuesday, the temperature on Tuesday must have been -44 degrees / 2 = -22 degrees.
Since the temperature on Tuesday was 8 degrees colder than on Monday, the temperature on Monday must have been -22 degrees + 8 degrees = -14 degrees.
Therefore, the recorded temperature for Monday was -14 degrees Fahrenheit.
Since the temperature on Friday was -24 degrees, which was half of the temperature on Thursday, the temperature on Thursday must have been -24 degrees * 2 = -48 degrees.
Since the temperature on Thursday was 4 degrees higher than on Wednesday, the temperature on Wednesday must have been -48 degrees + 4 degrees = -44 degrees.
Since the temperature on Wednesday was twice as low as for Tuesday, the temperature on Tuesday must have been -44 degrees / 2 = -22 degrees.
Since the temperature on Tuesday was 8 degrees colder than on Monday, the temperature on Monday must have been -22 degrees + 8 degrees = -14 degrees.
Therefore, the recorded temperature for Monday was -14 degrees Fahrenheit.