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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Tabitha Lindsey

9 July, 18:37

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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Nolan Martinez · Answer 1

Short answer - 40oC or - 40o F.

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If you live in northern Canada, you are well aware of this oddity. It is quite often experienced in the north.

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The trick is to make one of the letters the same as the other. That is

F = C

C = 1.8C + 32 Subtract 32 from both sides.

C - 32 = 1.8C Subtract C from both sides.

-32 = 1.8C - C

-32 = 0.8C Divide by 0.8 on both sides.

-32/0.8 = 0.8 C / 0.8

- 40 = C

So that means - 40C = - 40 F