Felicia wants to tell her Italian friend, Viviana, how cold it gets in the winter where Felicia lives—down to -17°F. Viviana has no idea how cold that is unless Felicia converts it to degrees Celsius. How cold should Felicia tell her friend it gets?

27°C
-27°C
-88°C
8°C

Question

Felicia wants to tell her Italian friend, Viviana, how cold it gets in the winter where Felicia lives—down to -17°F. Viviana has no idea how cold that is unless Felicia converts it to degrees Celsius. How cold should Felicia tell her friend it gets?

    27°C
    -27°C
    -88°C
    8°C

samara8954 · Answer

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samara8954 · Answer

@samanthagreer @Luigi0210 @freckles

samara8954 · Answer

@itsbribro

freckles · Answer

do you know the formula to convert F to C ?

freckles · Answer

if you know the formula then you just plug in the number given and follow the order of operations

freckles · Answer

$$T_\text{ in Celsius}=(T_{  \text{ in Fahrenheit}}-32) \cdot \frac{5}{9}$$

samara8954 · Answer

27 C or 8C

freckles · Answer

did you plug in -17 where it says T (in Fahrenheit) ?

samara8954 · Answer

answer -27

freckles · Answer

that is approximately right :)