SOLUTION: Help me solve please: the formula c=5/9(f-32) expresses the relationship between Fahrenheit temperatures F and Celsius temperature C. use this formula to convert 5 degrees farenhei

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Question 1137919: Help me solve please: the formula c=5/9(f-32) expresses the relationship between Fahrenheit temperatures F and Celsius temperature C. use this formula to convert 5 degrees farenheit to its equivalent temperature on the Celsius scale.
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c=%285%2F9%29%28f-32%29
if f=5 degrees farenheit
c=%285%2F9%29%285-32%29
c=%285%2F9%29%28-27%29...simplify
c=%285%2Fcross%289%291%29%28-cross%2827%293%29
c=5%28-3%29
c=+-15 temperature on the Celsius scale