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You are doing a science experiment with a Fahrenheit thermometer. Your data must be in degrees Celsius. If you measure a temperature of 125°F, what is this temperature in degrees Celsius

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The formula for converting between temperature scales is often one of the formulas printed on the inside of one of the covers of your Physics text book. (Why do I get the creepy feeling that I need to explain what a 'book' is now ?)

Anyway, be that as it may, and it probably is, the formula to take a Fahrenheit temperature and convert it to a Celsius one is

°C = (5/9) x (°F - 32°)

°C = (5/9) x (125° - 32°)

°C = (5/9) x (93°)

°C = (51 and 2/3)°

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