For 4 days, temperatures in Alaska at 9:00 a.m were 12, -2,-6, and 8.4, respectively. What was the average temperature?

Given:
[tex]\text{Temperatures are }12^{\circ},-2^{\circ},-6^{\circ},8.4^{\circ}[/tex][tex]\text{Average}=\frac{Sum\text{ of the terms}}{No\text{ of the terms}}[/tex][tex]\text{Average}=\frac{12-2-6+8.4}{4}[/tex][tex]\text{Average}=\frac{12.4}{4}[/tex][tex]\text{Average}=3.1[/tex][tex]\text{Therefore, Average temperature in Alaska at 9am is 3.1}^{\circ}[/tex]