One day, the temperature increases steadily from a low of in the early morning to a high of in the late afternoon. At how many times from early morning to late afternoon was the temperature an integer in both Fahrenheit and Celsius? Recall that .
Problem 1378
Official solution
1. We start with the given temperature conversion formula:
where is the temperature in Fahrenheit and is the temperature in Celsius.
2. We need to find integer values of such that is also an integer. For to be an integer, the expression must be an integer. This implies that must be a multiple of 9.
3. We are given the range for as . We need to find the values of within this range for which is a multiple of 9.
4. Let for some integer . Then:
5. We substitute the range of into the equation:
6. Subtract 32 from all parts of the inequality:
7. Divide the entire inequality by 9:
8. Since must be an integer, the possible values of are 2, 3, and 4.
9. We now find the corresponding values of :
10. Therefore, the temperature is an integer in both Fahrenheit and Celsius at three different times: when , , and .
The final answer is 3