Respuesta :

The temperature to start out with was 14 degrees because 17-14=3 so if you flip it around it equals -3

Answer:

14 degree Fahrenheit.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent starting temperature.

We have been given that the temperature dropped 17 Fahrenheit in 6 hours.

After 6 hours temperature would be [tex]x-17[/tex].

We are also told that final temperature was -3 Fahrenheit.

We can represent this information in an equation as:

[tex]x-17=-3[/tex]

[tex]x-17+17=-3+17[/tex]

[tex]x=14[/tex]

Therefore, the starting temperature was 14 degree Fahrenheit.