David Pleacher
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Problem of the Week for the week of December 12, 2005 |
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| The Temperature Problem |
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Kate is heading off to work one fall morning, and as she does every morning, she passes a billboard that displays the current temperature in Fahrenheit in one corner, and the temperature in Celsius in the other corner. She notices both temperatures, and thinks, 'It's a pretty nice day for late fall.' But, as the day progresses, a monstrous cold front hits town. On her way home, Kate passes the temperature billboard again, and finds that the Fahrenheit temperature is now 36 degrees colder than it was that morning. So, when she drove in it was one temperature, and now it's that temperature minus 36.But, when she looks at the Celsius temperature she's confused, because it reads exactly the same as it did that morning. Then Kate figures that the negative sign must be burned out in the display. How cold was it? |
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Send your solution by Friday 4:00 PM to: David Pleacher |
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