Solve the following word problem. The air temperature at 9 a.m. is -5.8 degrees Celsius. The air temperature at noon is -1.6 degrees Celsius. What is the change in the temperature during these three hours? Write and solve an equation to show your answer. Then explain what your answer means.

Answer 1

To find the change in temperature, we subtract the initial temperature from the final temperature.

Change in temperature = Final temperature - Initial temperature

Therefore, the change in temperature is (-1.6) - (-5.8) = 4.2 degrees Celsius.

The answer means that the temperature increased by 4.2 degrees Celsius during the three hours between 9 a.m. and noon.

Answer 2

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