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| − | On a particular January day, the high temperature in Lincoln, Nebraska, was 16 degrees higher than the low temperature, and the average of the high and the low temperatures was <math>3\,^\circ</math>. In degrees, what was the low temperature in Lincoln that day? | + | On a particular January day, the high temperature in Lincoln, Nebraska, was <math>16</math> degrees higher than the low temperature, and the average of the high and the low temperatures was <math>3\,^\circ</math>. In degrees, what was the low temperature in Lincoln that day? |
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ -13\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ -8\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ -5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -3\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 11</math> | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ -13\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ -8\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ -5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -3\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 11</math> | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 21 February 2013
Problem
On a particular January day, the high temperature in Lincoln, Nebraska, was 
degrees higher than the low temperature, and the average of the high and the low temperatures was 
. In degrees, what was the low temperature in Lincoln that day?
Solution
Let 
be the low temperature. The high temperature is 
. The average is 
. Solving for , we get 
