Death Valley recorded one of its hottest days this past summer at 128F - it thought to be the highest ever recorded! However, there is some controversy as the temperature there sometime in the summer of 2002 was 56C. Which year was hotter, 2002 or 2020?

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Death Valley recorded one of its hottest days this past summer at 128F - it thought to be the highest ever recorded!  However, there is some controversy as the temperature there sometime in the summer of 2002 was 56C.  Which year was hotter, 2002 or 2020? 

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Temperature can be measure in three different scales kelvin, celcius, and Fahrenheit.

In the 2020 summer, the temperature was 128°F, while in the 2002 summer, the temperature was 56°C.

As the two temperatures are given on two different scales, it needs to convert the temperatures to the same scale, and then the comparison can be made.

The relationship between these two scales is-

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