Here are the low temperatures, in degrees Celsius, for a week in Anchorage, Alaska.
Plot the temperatures on a number line.
Plot the temperatures on a number line.
Which day of the week had the lowest low temperature?
Which day of the week had the lowest low temperature?
The lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States was -62 degrees Celsius, in Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska. The average temperature on Mars is about -55 degrees Celsius.
Which is warmer, the coldest temperature recorded in the USA, or the average temperature on Mars? Explain how you know, and write an inequality to show your answer.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in the United States was -62 degrees Celsius, in Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska. The average temperature on Mars is about -55 degrees Celsius.
Which is warmer, the coldest temperature recorded in the USA, or the average temperature on Mars? Explain how you know, and write an inequality to show your answer.
On a winter day the low temperature in Anchorage, Alaska, was -21 degrees Celsius and the low temperature in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was -14 degrees Celsius.
Jada said, “I know that 14 is less than 21, so -14 is also less than -21. This means that it was colder in Minneapolis than in Anchorage.”
Do you agree? Explain your reasoning.
On a winter day the low temperature in Anchorage, Alaska, was -21 degrees Celsius and the low temperature in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was -14 degrees Celsius.
Jada said, “I know that 14 is less than 21, so -14 is also less than -21. This means that it was colder in Minneapolis than in Anchorage.”
Do you agree? Explain your reasoning.