At 8:00 AM the temperature in colorado was - 21F by 9:00 AM the temperature was 6F. what is the difference in the temperature between 8:00 am and 9:00 AM

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Josh Barrera

16 October, 06:24

At 8:00 AM the temperature in colorado was - 21F by 9:00 AM the temperature was 6F. what is the difference in the temperature between 8:00 am and 9:00 AM

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Dallas · Answer 1

Okay. So, one temperature is positive and the other one is negative. Let’s find the absolute value (distance from 0) for both numbers. - 21 is 21 units away from 0 and 6 is 6 units away from 0. 21 + 6 = 27. The difference of temperature from 8 AM to 9 AM is 27 degrees.