Question

Epitaxian is a cutting edge technology company based in South Africa. The company has justfinished developing a prototype of a product it is calling the X-13. According to the company'sdocumentation, the X-13 must be operated in a room that is kept at a temperature of 12.7 °C.What is this temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F)?Use the given formulas as necessary, and round your answer to the nearest tenth of a degree.

Answer 1

54.9 ºF

Step-by-step explanation

To solve this question we have to use the second formula, where we just have to replace C by 12.7 and solve:

`\begin{gathered} F=(9)/(5)\cdot12.7+32 \\ F=22.86+32 \\ F=54.86\approx54.9 \end{gathered}`