Celsius and Fahrenheit Puzzle
Everybody knows o°C is the same as 32°F and that 100°C equals
212°F. But what temperature gives the same reading on both
centigrade (Celsius) and Fahrenheit scales? Also, when does the
Fahrenheit temperature reading equal the Absolute temperature
reading?
Answer for Celsius and Fahrenheit Puzzle
Let x be the temperature
9X =x-32
5
i.e. 4X=-32
5
giving X= -40
i.e. -40°C = -40°F.
(A-273)9=A-32
5
4A =2297
A =574·25°K