SOLUTION: Can someone help me on this? At 7 A.M., the temperature was - 15 degrees F. By 1 P.M., the temperature had increased by 18 degress F. What was the temperature at 1 P.M.?

Question 46633: Can someone help me on this?
At 7 A.M., the temperature was - 15 degrees F. By 1 P.M., the temperature had increased by 18 degress F. What was the temperature at 1 P.M.?
Thanks,
Lyn
Answer by BGluvsmath(64) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Using a number line to show the addition:

Solved by pluggable solver: SHOWS addition on the number line, positive and negative numbers

18 is a positive number. When you add it, it shifts the number to the right by 18 units.
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So, the temperature at 1 P.M. was 3 degrees F.
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