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The upper and lower fixed points of a fualty thermometer are `5^(@)C` and `105^(@)C`. If the thermometer reads `25^(@)C`, what is the actual temperature?

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`(25 -5)/(100) = (C-0)/(100)`
`C = 20^(@)C`
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