Question

The temperature rose from -12o to +23o by noon. How much did the temperature change? Answer: 11o
I don't get how it's wrong

Answers

Ms. Sue
It was 12 below zero. When the thermometer read 0, the temperature had risen 12 degrees.

12 + 23 = ?

Andrew
Wait the question was actually The temperature rose from +12o to +23o by noon. How much did the temperature change?
Would that be 11o since its +12o?
Ms. Sue
Yes.

Andrew
Does that make this one right than?
You said it was wrong earlier since I made a mistake on the typing

It continued to get colder. By midnight the temperature was 35o colder than it had been at noon. What was the midnight temperature?
-24o?

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