SOLUTION: Can you please help me solve this problem: The temperature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 5 degrees Celius, and the temperature of 77 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to

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Question 99825: Can you please help me solve this problem: The temperature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 5 degrees Celius, and the temperature of 77 degrees Fahrenheit is equivalent to 25 degrees Celsius. at what temperature, the degree in Fahrenheit is the same as the degree in Celsius.
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Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
F=(9C/5)+32 (conversion formula)
x=same temperature for C and F
x=(9x/5)+32
multiply 5 times each side: 5x=9x+160
subtract 9x from each side: -4x=160
divide -4 into each side: x= -40 degrees.
Check:
-40=((9*-40)/5)+32
-40=-72+32
Ed

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