Problema Solution

Find the temperature at which the Fahrenheit measurement is five times the Celsius measurement. (One of the formulas relating Celsius to Fahrenheit is: F = 9 5 C + 32.)

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let 'x' Celsius represents the temperature at which the Fahrenheit measurement is five times the Celsius measurement


first we will convert Celsius to Fahrenheit:


x Celsius is (9/5)x + 32 Fahrenheit


(9/5)x + 32 = 5x


by solving we find:


x = 10 Celsius


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indeed 10 C = (9/5)10 + 32 = 50 F.