SOLUTION: A metal stays solid at Fahrenheit temperatures below 1760.2 degrees. Determine (in terms of an inequality) those Celsius temperatures for which metal stays solid. Use the formula F

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Question 176541: A metal stays solid at Fahrenheit temperatures below 1760.2 degrees. Determine (in terms of an inequality) those Celsius temperatures for which metal stays solid. Use the formula F=9/2C+32.
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Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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so lets just plug in our known and solve for C. than 9/2 you typed should be 9/5
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1760.2=9/5(C+32)
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8801=9C+288
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9C=8513
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highlight%28C=945.89%29degrees Celcius
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C%3AC%3C945.89degrees