Answer: (-3.5 + (-1.5))
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the expression :
The temperature in the morning was -3.5 °F. By noon, the temperature had dropped by 1.5 °F. Write an addition expression to represent this scenario.
Morning temperature : - 3.5°F
By Noon : change (drop) in temperature
Addition expression to represent the scenario :
A drop in temperature means a further reduction in the initial temperature level :
Addition expression :
(Morning temperature + ( - drop in temperature))
(-3.5 + (-1.5))
