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When a celsium thermometer reads `90^(@)C`, a faulty Fahrenheit thermometer reads `190^(@)F`. The correction to be made in the latter scale is

A

`+2^(@)F`

B

`-2^(2)F`

C

`-4^(@)F`

D

`+4^(@)F`

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