The temperature is -3 degrees Celsius and rises by 8 degrees. What is the new temperature?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 5 degrees
- Step 1: Rising by 3 reaches 0. Step 2. The remaining 5 gives 5 degrees. Answer: 5 degrees. Why not the others: these add or subtract wrongly.
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