{"id":149176,"date":"2024-10-06T20:28:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T20:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=149176"},"modified":"2024-10-06T20:28:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T20:28:48","slug":"convert-86-degrees-fahrenheit-to-celsius-using-the-following-formula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/06\/convert-86-degrees-fahrenheit-to-celsius-using-the-following-formula\/","title":{"rendered":"Convert 86 degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius using the following formula"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Convert 86 degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius using the following formula: (F-32) * =C a) 18 b) 34 c) 30 d) 44<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To convert 86\u00b0F to Celsius using the formula:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>C = (F &#8211; 32) \\times \\frac{5}{9}<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Substituting 86 for F:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[<br>C = (86 &#8211; 32) \\times \\frac{5}{9} = 54 \\times \\frac{5}{9} = 30\u00b0C<br>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the correct answer is <strong>c) 30\u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The formula for converting Fahrenheit to Celsius is designed to adjust for the fact that these two temperature scales are offset by a different zero point (32\u00b0F for freezing point vs. 0\u00b0C) and a different size for each degree (Fahrenheit has smaller degree intervals than Celsius). The step-by-step process involves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Subtracting 32 from the Fahrenheit temperature to adjust for the freezing point offset.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiplying the result by 5\/9 to account for the difference in scale size (there are 1.8 Fahrenheit degrees for each Celsius degree).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, in this case:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>( 86 &#8211; 32 = 54 )<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>( 54 \\times \\frac{5}{9} = 30 )<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>So, 86\u00b0F is equivalent to 30\u00b0C. 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