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The reading of a Fahrenheit thermometer is `132^(@)F`. The same temperature read by a faulty celsius thermometer is `54^(@)C` . Find the correction needed in the Celsius thermometer.

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`1.55^(@)C`
`132 = ( 9 //5) C + 32 , t^(@)C = 55.55 `. Correction `= 1.55^(@)C`
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