A faulty thermometer has its fixed points marked $5^{\circ}$ and $95^{\circ}$. This thermometer read

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A faulty thermometer has its fixed points marked $5^{\circ}$ and $95^{\circ}$. This thermometer reads the temperature of a body as $59^{\circ}$. Then the correct temperature on the celsius scale is\

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$\frac{\mathrm{C}}{100}=\frac{\mathrm{x}-\mathrm{x}_{1}}{\mathrm{x}_{2}-\mathrm{x}_{1}}$ $$ C=? \quad x=59 \quad x_{1}=5 \quad x_{2}=95 $$