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Read this word problem.$\newline$Overnight, the temperature in Mayville was $-4 \, ^{\circ}\mathrm{F}$. But by the following afternoon, the temperature had risen $11 \, ^{\circ}\mathrm{F}$. What was the temperature in Mayville that afternoon?$\newline$To solve the problem, Rose added $-4 + 11$ and came up with an answer of $7 \, ^{\circ}\mathrm{F}$. Is Rose correct? Why or why not?$\newline$Choices:$\newline$(A) Yes, Rose is correct.$\newline$(B) No. The answer should have been $-7 \, ^{\circ}\mathrm{F}$, not $7 \, ^{\circ}\mathrm{F}$, because a negative plus a positive is always a negative.$\newline$(C) No. The answer should have been $15 \, ^{\circ}\mathrm{F}$, because the sum of the absolute values of $-4$ and $11$ is $15$.