Question

A faulty Fahrenheit thermometer shows a temperature of 2060°F when immersed in boiling water. When a correct Celsius thermometer is dipped in the same water, it reads 100°C. Find the correction to be applied to the faulty temperature when it reads 2060°F.

+2°F
-2°F
+4°F
-4°F

Answer 1

The correction to be applied to the faulty temperature when it reads 2060°F is -1848°F.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the correction to be applied to the faulty temperature of 2060°F, we need to convert the correct temperature of 100°C to the Fahrenheit scale. Using the conversion formula °F = (1.8 × °C) + 32, we can substitute the value of 100°C to find the corresponding temperature in Fahrenheit. °F = (1.8 × 100) + 32 = 180 + 32 = 212°F. This means that 100°C and 212°F represent the same temperature.

Now, we can find the temperature correction to be applied to the faulty reading of 2060°F. Since the boiling point of water is 212°F, the faulty thermometer is showing an excess of 2060°F - 212°F = 1848°F. Therefore, the correction to be applied to the faulty temperature reading is -1848°F, which means subtracting 1848°F from the faulty reading.

So the correction to be applied to the faulty temperature when it reads 2060°F is -1848°F.