One winter day, the temperature ranged from a high of 40 degrees Fahrenheit to a low of -5 degrees Fahrenheit. By how many degrees did the temperature change?

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The highest temperature is: 40°F

The lowest temperature is: -5°F

In order to find the change in temperature, we need to substract the lowest temperature, from the highest temperature:

[tex]\text{change}=\text{highest}-\text{lowest}[/tex]

We substitute our values:

[tex]\text{change}=40-(-5)[/tex]

Since -(-5) becomes +5:

[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{change}=40+5 \\ \text{change}=45 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Answer: the temperature changed by 45°F