Question

A temperature of F degrees Fahrenheit is 5/9(F–32) degrees Celsius. According to weather records, the highest temperature ever recorded on the continent of Africa was 131 degrees Fahrenheit, in the country of Tunisia.

What was the highest temperature in degrees Celsius?

Answer 1

131°F is 55°C!

Explanation:

subtract 32 from 131, then multiply by .5556 (5/9)

131 - 32 = 99

99 × 5/9 = 55

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