Question

The temperature in Fargo was Negative 6 degrees Celsius at 10 am. By noon, the temperature went up four degrees.

A number line with points blank, negative 6, blank, A, negative 3, B, blank, 0, blank, C, 3, D, blank, 6, blank.

Which point is a representation of the warmer noon temperature in degrees Celsius?
Point A
Point B
Point C
Point D

Answer 1

The initial temperature in Fargo is -6 degrees Celsius. By noon, the temperature increases by 4 degrees.

To find the new temperature, we calculate:
\[
-6 + 4 = -2 \text{ degrees Celsius}
\]

Now, we need to identify which point on the number line represents -2 degrees Celsius.

From the information provided:
- The point labeled "negative 6" corresponds to -6°C.
- The next point, "negative 3," corresponds to -3°C.

Thus, the points on the number line (from left to right) would be:
- Negative 6 (at -6°C)
- Blank (which is between -6 and -3, representing -5°C)
- Point A (this is likely -4°C, as it falls between -6 and -3)
- Negative 3 (at -3°C)
- Point B (unknown value, but should follow -3)
- Blank (could be -2, since it’s between -3 and 0)
- 0 (at 0°C)
- Blank (could be 1°C, which is between 0 and 3)
- Point C (likely represents 3°C)
- Point D (likely represents 6°C)

Given that -2 degrees Celsius is between -3 and 0, it is represented by the blank point that comes after negative 3 and before zero. Therefore, it is not specifically labeled among points A, B, C, or D.

However, since we are to assign the warmer noon temperature to one of the listed points, Point B, which follows negative 3, would best approximate the position of -2 degrees Celsius.

Thus, the representation of the warmer noon temperature (-2 degrees Celsius) is:
**Point B**.