document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=120415>Question 120415</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Algebra: finding temperature Celsius\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "104F = ? Celsius </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #88293 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=88293\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The formula for converting a Fahrenheit temperature to a Celsius temperature is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you substitute 104 for F, the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Inside the parentheses you can subtract 32 from 104 and you get 72. This reduces the equation to:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide the 9 of the denominator into the 72 of the numerator to get 8. The equation then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This tells you that 40 degrees Celsius is equivalent to 104 degrees Fahrenheit.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the process for converting Fahrenheit temperatures to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "their corresponding Celsius temperature.<BR>\n" );
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