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The temperature at the beginning of the day was negative 3degreesUpper C. The temperature dropped 6degreesUpper C by the end of the day. What was the temperature at the end of the​ day? Use the number line model to find negative 3minus6.
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Part 1
At the end of the​ day, the temperature was
  
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Answer 1

To find the temperature at the end of the day, we start with the initial temperature of -3°C and account for the temperature drop of 6°C.

You can represent this mathematically as:

\[
\text{Final Temperature} = \text{Initial Temperature} - \text{Temperature Drop}
\]

So,

\[
\text{Final Temperature} = -3 - 6
\]

This is the same as finding the position on a number line starting at -3 and moving 6 units left (because we are subtracting).

Here's how to calculate that:

1. Start at -3.
2. Move left 6 units.

Counting from -3:

- Move 1 unit left to -4
- Move 2 units left to -5
- Move 3 units left to -6
- Move 4 units left to -7
- Move 5 units left to -8
- Move 6 units left to -9

So the final temperature at the end of the day is:

\[
\text{Final Temperature} = -9^\circ C
\]

At the end of the day, the temperature was **-9 degrees Celsius**.