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Q. A Fahrenheit thermometer registers $110^{\circ} C$ while a fautly celsius thermometer registers $44^{\circ} C$. Find the error in the later

Thermal Properties of Matter

Solution:

The conversion formula for Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion is
$\frac{ C }{5}=\frac{( F -32)}{9}$
Using this, the $110^{\circ} F =43.33^{\circ} C$.
So the error in the Celsius thermometer which registers
$44^{\circ} C$ is $=0.667^{\circ} C$.