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Grade 2 Science · Problem type
Cooling down
Use this for “Water at 68 °F cools 36 degrees. How cold is it now?”
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Temperature now: 68 °F
Temperature later: 32 °F.
Temperature now is 36 °F warmer than temperature later.
This is an example. Type the numbers from your problem to start.
Temperature now (°F)
−
Degrees cooler (°F)
=
Temperature later (°F)
Number sentences
68 − 36 = 32
Good to know
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In the freezer, water freezes at 32 °F. Then the ice keeps getting colder.
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Take the degrees it cools away from the temperature now.
Step-by-step
WE KNOW
Temperature now: 68 °F
Degrees cooler: 36 °F
FIND
temperature later
Step 1 · Find temperature later
68 − 36 = ?
Take the degrees cooler away from the temperature now.
68 − 30 = 38
38 − 6 = 32
Temperature later: 32 °F
Check
Put the numbers back in. Both sides should match.
68 − 36 = 32 ✓
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