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

Answer 1

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.