SOLUTION: If the temperature on a celsius scale is divided by five it is equal to the reading on a fahrenheit scale. Fifteen times the fahrenheit reading is equal to three times the celsius

Question 408231: If the temperature on a celsius scale is divided by five it is equal to the reading on a fahrenheit scale. Fifteen times the fahrenheit reading is equal to three times the celsius reading. Find the temperature on each scale.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The first and second equations are equivalent because the first equation says that --> C = 5F}}} and the second equation says that --> . Also, from either equation we can determine the temperature reading right away.

Note that . If we replace , we obtain

--> --> F = -4. Since it follows that so it is -4 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 degrees Celsius).
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