At 8: 00 a. m., the outside temperature was -16, i a. m., the outside temperature dropped 6.5 lower. what was the outside temperature at 9: 00 a. m.? a.9.5 b.-22.5 c.22.5 d.-9.5

The answer is B -22.5

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To find the answer, we would have to subtract 6.5 from -16. That is because the weather DROPPED 6.5 degrees lower, it didn't go up.

-16 - 6.5 = -22.5

-22.5, answer B.

a.

step-by-step explanation:

step 1 distribute 2 to every term in the parentheses

step 2 add 10 on both sides of the equal sign