Question

The temperature on Wednesday was 8° more than a third of Tuesday’s temperature. If T represents Tuesday’s temperature, write an expression for Wednesday’s temperature, W.

Answer 1

T= Tuesdays Temp
W = Wednesdays Temp

Wednesday was 8 deg more (+ 8 deg) than a third of Tuesday's temp ($\frac{1}{3}$
W=$\frac{1}{3} T + 8$

Answer 2

Answer: $W=\dfrac{1}{3}T+8$

Step-by-step explanation:

The given statement : The temperature on Wednesday was 8° more than a third of Tuesday’s temperature.

Let T represents Tuesday’s temperature,  and W represents Wednesday’s temperature.

Then , the algebraic expression for Wednesday’s temperature. is given by :-

$W=\dfrac{1}{3}T+8$    [Since one-third=1/3]