SOLUTION: The melting point of pure gold is 1,945 Fahrenheit. Convert this temperature to Celsius using the formula, C=5/9(F - 32) Please help and by the way 5/9 is a fraction Thanks

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Question 115297: The melting point of pure gold is 1,945 Fahrenheit. Convert this temperature to Celsius using the formula, C=5/9(F - 32)
Please help and by the way 5/9 is a fraction Thanks
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The melting point of pure gold is 1,945 Fahrenheit. Convert this temperature to Celsius using the formula, C=(5/9)(F - 32)
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C(1945) = (5/9)(1945-32)
= (5/9)(1913)
= 1062.78 degrees Celsius
Cheers,
Stan H.