Question

1. Ramesh announced in class: “Yesterday I had fever and my body temperature was 100 degrees.’’ Ravi said: “We learned in the last period that water boils at a temperature of 100 degrees.’’ Sonal said: “So Ramesh’s temperature yesterday was close to the boiling point of water.’’ What can we say about that conversation? A. All are correct: human body temperature during fever is close to the boiling point of water. B. Ramesh is making some mistake- he is not remembering his temperature correctly. C. Ravi is incorrectly recalling the boiling point of water he learned about in class. D. Ramesh and Ravi are correct, but they are using different measurement scales.

Answer 1

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D. Ramesh and Ravi are correct, but they are using different measurement scales.

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Here, Ravi says that his body temperature is 100 degrees, but does not mention that whether it is 100 degrees Celsius or 100 degrees Fahrenheit. When the temperature of a human body is more than 100.4 degree Fahrenheit (38°C), or near to it, the person is considered to have fever.

The boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius and not 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

Thus, they both are using different measurement scales.

Answer 2

Answer

D. Ramesh and Ravi are correct, but they are using different measurement

scales.

Explanation: Here, Ravi says that his body temperature is 100 degrees, but does not mention that whether it is 100 degrees Celsius or 100 degrees Fahrenheit. When the temperature of a human body is more than 100.4 degree Fahrenheit (38°C), or near to it, the person is considered to have fever.