Question

Yesterday the high temperature was 96.5 °F. Today's high temperature was 10 percent lower. What was today's high temperature in degrees Celsius?

A) 30.5 °C
B) 31.5 °C
C) 32.5 °C
D) 33.5 °C

Answer 1

your answer is A) 30.5 degrees Celsius

Answer 2

96.5 - 10% of 96.5 = 86.85

so today's temperature is 86.85 degrees F

Converting to Celsius:-

= (5/9) ( 86.85 - 32) = 30.5 degrees Celsius answer ( to nearest tenth).