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On a certain scale of temperature, the freezing and boiling points of water are maked as 20 and 180 degress, respectively. What is the temperature of a patient suffering with a high fever of `104^(@)F` on that scale?

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What are the LFP and UFP for Fahrenheit scale ?
Now for given scale of temperature, take LFP and UFP as `20^(@)` and `180^(@)`.
The, take corresponding temperature of `104^(@)F` as 'T' in the given scale.
Find the value of 'T' from the formula
`(T-LFP)/(UFP-LFP)=`constant.
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