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* Salt lake City, Utah is 4330 ft. above sea level. Anderson, South Carolina is 722 ft. above sea level.

* Water boils at sea level at 100 degrees Celsius. The boiling point of water decreases about 5 degrees Celsius for every mile above sea level.

* At about what temperature does water boil in Anderson, South Carolina? In Salt Lake City, Utah? (Hint: 1 mile = 5280 ft.)

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How did you get that answer, anonymous?

To calculate the boiling point of water in Anderson, South Carolina, and Salt Lake City, Utah, we need to consider the difference in elevation above sea level and the decrease in boiling point per mile above sea level.

First, let's calculate the difference in elevation:
Salt Lake City, Utah is 4330 ft above sea level,
Anderson, South Carolina is 722 ft above sea level.

The difference in elevation between Salt Lake City and Anderson would be:
4330 ft - 722 ft = 3608 ft.

Now, let's convert the difference in elevation to miles:
1 mile = 5280 ft.
Therefore, the difference in elevation would be:
3608 ft / 5280 ft/mile ≈ 0.6848 miles.

Next, we need to calculate the decrease in boiling point per mile above sea level:
The boiling point of water decreases about 5 degrees Celsius per mile above sea level.

Now, we can calculate the decrease in boiling point for both locations:
For Anderson, South Carolina: 0.6848 miles × 5 degrees Celsius/mile ≈ 3.42 degrees Celsius decrease from 100 degrees Celsius.
For Salt Lake City, Utah: 4330 ft / 5280 ft/mile ≈ 0.82 miles × 5 degrees Celsius/mile ≈ 4.1 degrees Celsius decrease from 100 degrees Celsius.

Finally, we can calculate the approximate boiling points:
For Anderson, South Carolina: 100 degrees Celsius - 3.42 degrees Celsius ≈ 96.58 degrees Celsius.
For Salt Lake City, Utah: 100 degrees Celsius - 4.1 degrees Celsius ≈ 95.9 degrees Celsius.

Therefore, water would boil at approximately 96.58 degrees Celsius in Anderson, South Carolina, and 95.9 degrees Celsius in Salt Lake City, Utah.