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Show that `-40^(@)` measures the same temperature on Celsius and Fahrenheit scales.

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Let C = F = x.
`C/5=(F-32)/9" "x/5=(x-32)/9,9x=5x-160`
`4x=-160rrArrx=-40^(@)`.
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