In Las Vegas, the hottest recorded temperature is 47? C, and the lowest recorded temperature is - 13? C. What is the difference between the city's highest and lowest recorded temperatures?

Answer:50 ft The distance between two numbers is the absolute value of their difference.

36 - (-14)

36 + 14

50

The absolute value of 50 is 50.

The difference could have been found this way also - 14 - (36).

-14 - 36

-50

The absolute value of - 50 is 50. Either way that you find the difference, the correct answer is 50 ft.

The difference between the city's highest and lowest recorded temperature

=47 - (-13)

=60 °C