document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=788738>Question 788738</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> why *F=*F-32/1.8 is the formula of *F? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #478589 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39799)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=478589\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> That equation does not look right.  What is the \"*F\"?  What are you trying to say?  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A good relationship between Fahrenheit and Celsius can be made using the points, (F,C) for the freezing and boiling points of water.  These are (32,0) and (212,100).  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Slope is<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=100%2F%28212-32%29=100%2F180=highlight%281%2F1.8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=100%2F%28212-32%29=100%2F180=highlight%281%2F1.8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From slope-intercept for for the equation of a line, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=mx%2Bb ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=mx%2Bb\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, you can get formula for b, the y-intercept, as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=y-mx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=y-mx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Pick either of the known points for this line, nomatter which, and compute b.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Picking (212, 100), <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=100-%281%2F1.8%29212=highlight%28-17.8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=100-%281%2F1.8%29212=highlight%28-17.8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This then gives the equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C=%281%2F1.8%29F-17.8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C=%281%2F1.8%29F-17.8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which you might want rearranged.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C%281.8%29=1.8%28%281%2F1.8%29F-17.8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C%281.8%29=1.8%28%281%2F1.8%29F-17.8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1.8C=F-%281.8%29%2A%2817.8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1.8C=F-%281.8%29%2A%2817.8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%281.8C=F-32%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%281.8C=F-32%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which can be written as a formula for degrees F,<BR>\n" );
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