SOLUTION: What temperature is numerically the same in degrees Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit?

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Question 515922: What temperature is numerically the same in degrees Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, Alan3354:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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=-40 degrees

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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F = 1.8C + 32
C = 1.8C + 32
-0.8C = 32
C = -40
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-40C = -40F
Apx the freezing point of Hg, -39.6 C