Write two different equations that can be used to solve this problem: a low of -4 degrees is predicted for tomorrow. If the tempeture is now 8 degrees by how much must it change?

User Icon for bobpursley bobpursley answered
14 years ago

I will be happy to critique your thinking.

User Icon for Rmz Rmz answered
14 years ago

I don't know because if I use these

-4+-4 it gives me -8 not 8, and if I use this -4+4 it gives me 0, so I don't know, what do you think?

User Icon for bobpursley bobpursley answered
14 years ago

What is TEmperatureN0w-Temperaturetomorrow?

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
11 months ago

To find the change in temperature, we can subtract the current temperature from the predicted temperature for tomorrow. Let's use the variable "change" to represent the change in temperature.

Equation 1: change = predicted temperature - current temperature
In this case, the predicted temperature for tomorrow is -4 degrees, and the current temperature is 8 degrees. Plugging these values into the equation, we get:
change = -4 - 8
change = -12 degrees

So, the temperature must change by -12 degrees.

Equation 2: change = |predicted temperature - current temperature|
In this equation, the absolute value notation (| |) is used to ensure that the result is always positive. The result represents the magnitude of the change, regardless of whether it is an increase or a decrease.

Using this equation, we can calculate the change in temperature as follows:
change = |(-4) - 8|
change = |-12|
change = 12 degrees

So, the magnitude of the temperature change is 12 degrees.