Question

A scientist measures the air temperature in Death Valley, California, and records 50 °C. The expression 1.8c + 32 gives the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit for a given temperature in degrees Celsius c. Find the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit that is equivalent to 50 °C.

Answer 1

Given that 1.8*(Celsius temperature) + 32 = Fahrenheit temperature, we can plug in 50 for the Celsius temperature and solve:

1.8*50 + 32 = 90 + 32 = 122 degrees F