Rick leaves to go skiing when the temperature is -4 degrees Celsius. The temperature drops 10 degrees Celsius . What is the new temperature?

Question

Rick leaves to go skiing in Burlington, Vermont, when the temperature is -4 degrees Celsius. The temperature drops 10 degrees Celsius when a cold front moves in. What is the new temperature?

Answer 1

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Read the problem underline or write down the information in the question and work from there.

Given:

1. -4 degrees (the starting temperature)
2. 10 degrees (how much colder it got)

Since the temperature dropped the 10 degrees is negative and so.

 (-4) + (-10) = -14