eading a letter from his pen pal in the United States. His pen pal says that the temperature in his city was Fo
utside. Kirk doesn’t know how hot this is, because he is used to temperatures in Celsius. Help Kirk solve the followin
elsius:

To convert the temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius, Kirk can use the formula . In this case, F is degrees. So first, he subtracts from , which equals . Then, he divides that by . So, . Therefore, the temperature is about Celsius.

Kirk can think of converting temperatures like cooking. Just as each ingredient has its specific amount and temperature, so does temperature conversion! A common mistake is to forget the order of operations or not subtract the first. So remember: always follow the formula step by step, just like following a recipe to make sure you don’t end up with a melted mess instead of a delicious dish!