Question

To raise money for charity, Lamar and some friends are hiking across the continent of Asia. Whileout on the trail one day, one of his French friends asks Lamar for the temperature. He glances athis precision sports watch and sees that the temperature is 18.1 °F. What is this temperature indegrees Celsius (°C)?Use the given formulas as necessary, and round your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree.

Answer 1

The temperature in degree Fahrenheit is 18.1 °F

What is this temperature in degrees Celsius (°C)?

To convert the temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius, we can use the following formula

`C=(5)/(9)(F-32)`

Where F is the temperature in degree Fahrenheit.

Let us substitute F = 18.1 into the above formula

`\begin{gathered} C=(5)/(9)(F-32) \\ C=(5)/(9)(18.1-32) \\ C=(5)/(9)(-13.9) \\ C=-(139)/(18) \\ C=-7.7\degree \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the temperature in degrees Celsius is -7.7 °C