(a) Suppose a cold front blows into your locale and drops the temperature by 40.0 Fahrenheit degrees. How many degrees Celsius does the temperature decrease when it decreases by 40.0 °F ? (b) Show that any change in temperature in Fahrenheit degrees is nine-fifths the change in Celsius degrees

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(a) Suppose a cold front blows into your locale and drops the temperature by 40.0 Fahrenheit degrees. How many degrees Celsius does the temperature decrease when it decreases by 40.0 °F ? (b) Show that any change in temperature in Fahrenheit degrees is nine-fifths the change in Celsius degrees

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