How many degrees Celsius equals one degree Fahrenheit??

Question

henryzen: ????? i'm only in grade 8...i don't seem to understand.......

Answer 1

1 degree Fahrenheit equals -17.7778 degrees Celsius

Answer 2

-17.2222222 degrees Celsius

Answer 3

five-ninths

Answer 4

Each degree Celsius difference is 9/5 degrees Fahrenheit.  But when you go between them, you have to remember also that 0 Celsius starts from the same place as 32 Fahrenheit.

Answer 5

t=5/9*(F-32)

            or

     △t = 5/9*△F

When the temperature is one degree Fahrenheit,  

1 Fahrenheit ≈ -17.222 degree Celsius

If the temperature change is one degree Fahrenheit, it's

5/9 degree Celsius.