Fill in the blanks below.(a) The population of a certain city decreased by 8000 people.Write a signed number to represent this population change. (b) The temperature rose by 8 degrees Fahrenheit today.Write a signed number to represent this temperature change.
Question
Fill in the blanks below.(a) The population of a certain city decreased by 8000 people.Write a signed number to represent this population change. (b) The temperature rose by 8 degrees Fahrenheit today.Write a signed number to represent this temperature change.
Solution
(a) The signed number to represent the population decrease of 8000 people is -8000.
(b) The signed number to represent the temperature rise of 8 degrees Fahrenheit is +8.
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