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Express a temperature of `60^@ F` in degrees Celsius and in kelvin.

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Temperature in degree celsius, `(C-0)/(100)=(F-32)/(180)`
`C=(5)/(9)(F-32)=(5)/(9)(60^(@)-32^(@))=15.55^(@)C`
Temperature in kelvin, `K=C+273.15=15.55^(@)C+273.15=288.7 K`
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