A meteorologist used the given expression to describe how the temperature changed. negative 5 plus negative 4 Which statement could describe how the temperature changed?

The expression −5 + (−4) starts at −5 degrees and adds a change of −4 degrees. Adding a negative number means the temperature decreases by 4 degrees, so the statement is: “The temperature was negative 5 degrees, then it decreased 4 degrees.”

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