2013 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 3

Problem

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 $3^\circ$ . In degrees, what was the low temperature in Lincoln that day?

$\textbf{(A)}\ -13\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ -8\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ -5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -3\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \ 11$

Solution

Let $L$ be the low temperature. The high temperature is $L+16$ . The average is $\frac{L+(L+16)}{2}=3$ . Solving for $L$ , we get $L=\boxed{\textbf{(C) } -5}$

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2013 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 3

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