Difference in temperatures
The temperature in the number line shows minus 15 degrees celsius and 8-degree celsius. What is the difference between the temperatures?
Correct answer:
Showing 3 comments:
Dr Math
Our user wrote: but I am still confusing. Is it wright -15-8= -23 ??? ( because of the difference between the temperatures )
5 years ago 2 Likes
Dr Math
Basically, a difference of temperatures is defined by subtracting the next value of temperature and previous temperature.
You may also calculate the range/span of temperatures which is defined as an absolute value of subtracting two temperatures, which gives positive number or zero.
You may also calculate the range/span of temperatures which is defined as an absolute value of subtracting two temperatures, which gives positive number or zero.
5 years ago 1 Like
You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:
Units of physical quantities:
Grade of the word problem:
Related math problems and questions:
- The freezer
1. The temperature inside a freezer is minus 23 degrees Celsius. The temperature falls by a further 12 degrees Celsius. What is the new temperature? 2. What is the difference between temperatures of 12 degrees Celsius and 210 degrees Celsius? - Difference of temperatures
The temperature on Saturday was –2°C. The temperature on Sunday was 8°C. Write down the difference between these two temperatures. - The temperature 31
The temperature last night was -11°C, and at noon today, it was 3°C. What is the difference between the temperatures? - The highest
This year, the highest temperature in the Philippines was 53°C in Dagupan City, Pangasinan, last May 14. while the lowest temperature recorded was 9°C in Baguio City last February 12. what is the difference between the two temperatures? - The temp range
What is the range in temperatures if the high temperature is 67 degrees Celsius and the low temperature is -25 degrees Celsius? - Temperature difference 2
The temperature in London on new year's day is -2 degree Celsius. The temperature in Prague on the same day is -14 degree Celsius. What is the temperature difference between the two cities? - Please 3
Please help; I'm lost! I'm calculating the difference between two Fahrenheit degrees 55°F - 37°F = 18 °F Now, if I converted the degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius before subtracting, then we get 12.78°C - 2.78 =10°C. How is that possible when 18°F does not eq - The lowest
The lowest temperature on Thursday was 20°C. The lowest temperature on Saturday was 12°C. What was the difference between the lowest temperatures? - Which 9
Which of the temperatures is the coldest? A.100 degrees Celsius, B.373 degree Kelvin, C. 32 degrees Fahrenheit. - On Sunday
On Sunday, the temperature reached a high of 38° above 0. That night it dropped to 23° below 0. What is the difference between the high and low temperatures for Sunday? - Temperature difference
Libya's highest temperature was recorded at 58 degrees Celsius, and the lowest was recorded at -88 degrees Celsius. What is the temperature difference? - Radiators
Calculate the radiator output if it has a thermal gradient (difference between inlet water and return temperatures) a) 5°C b) 10°C c) 15°C d) 20°C A heating water volume flow is 45 kg/h. How fast the water flows from the supply pipe to the radiator e) DN1 - Temperatures
Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius are related by the rule F = 1.8C + 32. What is the temperature in degrees Celsius if it is 50°F? - The temperature 33
The temperature in Baguio City was 18.6 degrees Celsius, while in Tagaytay City was 22.5 degrees Celsius. What was the estimated difference between the two cities' temperatures? A. 6 degree celcius B. 5 degree celcius C. 4 degree celcius D. 3 degree celci - Daily temperature
The average daily temperature measurements for one week every day at the same hour was -2.8 °C. We measured all temperatures on different days are different. The highest daily maximum temperature was 2.4 °C, and the lowest was -6 °C. Determine the options - Miami Beach
The high temperature one day in Miami Beach, Florida, was 76°F. That same day, the high temperature in Buffalo, New York, was -8°F. What was the difference between the temperature in Miami Beach and the temperature in Buffalo? - Degrees Fahrenheit
C= (5)/(9)(F−32) The equation above shows how temperature F, measured in degrees Fahrenheit, relates to temperature C, measured in degrees Celsius. Based on the equation, which of the following must be true? I. A temperature increase of 1 degree Fahrenhei