Temperature and Altitude In the United States, temperature is measured on the Fahrenheit temperature scale. On this scale, water boils at 212 degrees and freezes at 32 degrees. To denote a temperature of 32 degrees on the Fahrenheit scale, we write: 32
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F, which is read "32 degrees Fahrenheit"

Marilyn is flying from Seattle to San Francisco on a Boeing 737 jet. When the plane reaches an altitude of 35,000 feet, the temperature outside the plane is 51 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.

A.) Represent the temperature with a negative number Ans:
-51
Correct degrees Fahrenheit.

B.) If the temperature outside the plane gets warmer by 15 degrees, what will the new temperature be? Ans:
Incorrect degrees Fahrenheit.