Question

the graph below shows the noon temperatures for five days. temperature (in °f) 90 88 86 84 82 80 78 thursday friday saturday sunday monday (a) what was the greatest noon temperature for the five days? °f (b) when did the greatest increase in noon temperature occur? thursday to friday friday to saturday saturday to sunday sunday to monday

Explanation:

Step1: Find the highest point on the graph

By observing the graph, the highest - point on the temperature - vs - day graph has a temperature value of 86°F.

Step2: Calculate temperature increases between days

Thursday to Friday: 86 - 80=6°F. Friday to Saturday: 86 - 86 = 0°F. Saturday to Sunday: 84 - 86=-2°F. Sunday to Monday: 82 - 84=-2°F. The greatest increase is from Thursday to Friday.

Answer:

(a) 86
(b) Thursday to Friday