SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem: To go from Celsius to Fahrenheit, you take the Celsius temperature, multiply it by 1.8, and add 32. You could write this as the equation F = 1.8C

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Question 958323: Please help me solve this problem: To go from Celsius to Fahrenheit, you take the Celsius temperature, multiply it by 1.8, and add 32. You could write this as the equation F = 1.8C + 32. Find a temperature that's the same in Fahrenheit and Celsius.
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Found 2 solutions by fion6002, macston:
Answer by fion6002(19) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x be the temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius
x = 1.8x+32
1.8x-x+32 = 0
0.8x = -32
x = -40
Therefore a temperature that's the same in Fahrenheit and Celsius is -40

Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We want to find F=C
F=1.8C+32 Substitute for F
C=1.8C+32 Subtract 32 from each side.
C-32=1.8C Subtract C from each side.
-32=0.8C Divide each side by 0.8.
-40=C
Fahrenheit and Celsius scales are equal at -40 degrees.