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The figure shows three temperature scales with the freezing and boiling points of water indicated.

(a) Rank the size of a degree on these scales, greatest first.
(b) Rank the following temperatures, highest first `:50^(@)X,50^(@)W` and `50^(@)Y`.

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(a) all tie ; (b) `50^@X , 50^@Y,50^@W`
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