Question

At Srinagar temperature was $-5°C$ on Monday and then it dropped by $2°C$ on Tuesday. What was the temperature of Srinagar on Tuesday? On Wednesday, it rose by$4°C$. What was the temperature on this day?

Answer 1

Step 1: Calculating temperature on Tuesday.

The temperature of Srinagar on Monday $=-5°C$

Temperature on Tuesday $=$ Temperature on Monday $-2°C$

$$\begin{gathered} =-5-2 \\ =-7°C \end{gathered}$$

Step 2: Calculating temperature on Wednesday.

Temperature on Wednesday $=$Temperature on Tuesday$+4°C$

$$\begin{gathered} =-7+4 \\ =-3°C \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the temperature on Tuesday and Wednesday was$-7ºCand-3ºC$ respectively.