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A Fahrenheit thermometer registers 110° C while a fautly celsius thermometer registers 44° C. Find the error in the later
Q. A Fahrenheit thermometer registers
11
0
∘
C
while a fautly celsius thermometer registers
4
4
∘
C
. Find the error in the later
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A
0.3
7
∘
17%
B
0.8
7
∘
0%
C
0.6
7
∘
50%
D
0.48
33%
Solution:
The conversion formula for Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion is
5
C
=
9
(
F
−
32
)
Using this, the
11
0
∘
F
=
43.3
3
∘
C
.
So the error in the Celsius thermometer which registers
4
4
∘
C
is
=
0.66
7
∘
C
.