Sheet # 76/ Positive and Negative Numbers
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Explain and Show Your Work.
1) The record high temperature for the United States, 1340 F, was set in Death Valley, California in 1913. The record low temperature for the United States, - 800 F, was set in Prospect Creek Camp, Alaska in 1971. What is the difference between these two record temperatures?
2) The average South Pole temperature in July, 1997 was minus 86.8 degrees F, breaking the previous record, set in July 1965, of minus 83.7 degrees. What is the difference between these two temperatures?
3) The record high temperature for the Antarctica, 58.3 degrees F, was set on January 5th, 1974. The record low temperature for the Antarctica, - 128.6 degrees F, was set on July 21st, 1983. What is the difference between these two record temperatures?
4) The record high temperature for South America , 120 degrees F, was set on December 11th, 1905. The record low temperature for South America, - 27.4 degrees F, was set on June 1st, 1907. What is the difference between these two record temperatures?
5) The record high temperature for Africa, 135.9 degrees F, was set on September 13th, 1922. The record low temperature for Africa, - 9.4 degrees F, was set on February 11th, 1935. What is the difference between these two record temperatures?
Answers for sheet # 76
1) 214 degrees
2) 3.1 degrees
3) 186.6 degrees
4) 147.4 degrees
5) 145.3 degrees