Last week’s and this week’s daily high temperatures are shown in the table below. High Temperatures for This Week and Last Week
High Temperatures
This Week (Degrees Fahrenheit)

65

73

73

74

73

75

71
High Temperatures
Last Week (Degrees Fahrenheit)

68

51

62

66

85

72

72

How much greater is this week’s median temperature than last week’s median temperature?
2 degrees
3 degrees
4 degrees
5 degrees

5 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

This week in order:

65, 71, 73, 73, 73, 74, 75 (Median= 73)

Last week in order:

51, 62, 66, 68, 72, 72, 85 (Median= 68)

73-68 is 5

5 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.

step-by-step explanation:

notice that the equation you are given has -2 (negative 2) on the right side, not 2. when you subtract 5 from a number n, you are finding the difference between the number and 5.

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.