Answer:
The temperature droped from 17 5/8° C to - 8 1/2° C = 26 1/8° C, simply add the 2 mixed fractions together and you'll get the temperture change.
Step-by-step explanation:
Convert to a mixed number:
209/8
Divide 209 by 8:
8 | 2 | 0 | 9
8 goes into 20 at most 2 times:
| | 2 | |
8 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
- | 1 | 6 | |
| | 4 | 9 |
8 goes into 49 at most 6 times:
| | 2 | 6 |
8 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
- | 1 | 6 | |
| | 4 | 9 |
| - | 4 | 8 |
| | | 1 |
Read off the results. The quotient is the number at the top and the remainder is the number at the bottom:
| | 2 | 6 | (quotient)
8 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
- | 1 | 6 | |
| | 4 | 9 |
| - | 4 | 8 |
| | | 1 | (remainder)
The quotient of 209/8 is 26 with remainder 1, so:
Answer: 26 1/8° C
