Question #4543d
2 Answers
The current temperature is -5 degrees Celsius.
Explanation:
Method 1)
A more visual way to help one's understanding.
5 degrees Celsius minus 10 equals to -5. Here is the visual representation. Look at the number line below and count all the lines down from 5 (excluding the number itself) this leads up to -5. You will see that you have counted 10 lines (5 to 0, then 0 to -5 this means you counted 10 lines) - which proves 5 - 10 equals -5.
Method 2)
A much easier way.
5 - 10 = -5
Another way of looking at it.
Explanation:
If the temperature dropped then the final temperature is less than we started so we need to reduce the
so we have
Split the
So
So