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Conversion of units of temperature

Okay kiddo, we often talk about temperature in different ways, like degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit. But sometimes, we may need to convert from one way of measuring temperature to another.

Imagine you have a cup of water and you have to tell me its temperature. You can do that by checking it with a thermometer which will give you a number.

Now, let's say the thermometer has Celsius written on it, which means it's measuring temperature in degrees Celsius. But maybe you need to tell someone the temperature in Fahrenheit instead - like if you're sending an email to your friend in America.

To do this, you need to convert the temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit. You can use a formula to do that! Here's the formula:

(Fahrenheit temperature) = ((Celsius temperature) x 1.8) + 32

Okay, now let's say the thermometer says the water in the cup is at 25 degrees Celsius.

To convert this to Fahrenheit, we can use the formula above.

(Fahrenheit temperature) = ((25) x 1.8) + 32

(Fahrenheit temperature) = 45 + 32 = 77

So, the temperature of the water in Fahrenheit is 77 degrees Fahrenheit.

That's how we convert one unit of temperature to another!
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