Answer
$4$ degrees Fahrenheit
Work Step by Step
Adding Two Numbers with Different Signs:
Step 1: Find the larger absolute value minus the smaller absolute value
Step 2: Use the sign of the number with the larger absolute value as the sign of the sum
For three or more numbers, the process is the same.
First, we translate the word problem into a mathematical expression:
$-7+4+7$
Now use the rules given and solve:
$-7+4+7=-3+7=4$
