at midnight, the temperature was -8 F. at noon, the temperature was 23 F. Write an expression to represent the increase in temperature.

A) -8 - 23

B) |-8| - 23

C) -8 - |23|

D) |-8 - 23|​

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Answer:

Option D

Step-by-step explanation:

we now that

The increase of the temperature is equal to the absolute value of the difference of the temperatures

Let

x-----> the increase of the temperature

[tex]x=\left|-8-23\right|=31\°F[/tex]

or

[tex]x=\left|23-(-8)\right|=31\°F[/tex]