The variance of temperatures (Fahrenheit) in Mobile, Ala. is 165.16. What is this variance if temp is re-expressed in Celsius?

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The variance of temperatures (Fahrenheit) in Mobile, Ala. is 165.16. What is this variance if temp is re-expressed in Celsius? 

[Hint: Conversion between Fahrenheit and Celsius is a linear transformation: 
Fahrenheit = Celsius*1.80 + 32, or 
Celsius = Fahrenheit*(1/1.80) - (32/1.80)]

 
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