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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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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

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