Question

A faulty thermometer has its fixed points marked as 5° and 95°. The temperature of a body measured by it is 59º. Find the correct temperature of the body on Celsius scale

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Answer 1

Answer:

95-5=90

90 division of faulty thermometer

=100 division of correct thermometer

Therefore 1 division of faulty thermometer =

(100/90)=10/9 division of correct thermometer

59-5=54 division of faulty thermometer

=(10/9)×54=60 division of correct thermometer

Correct temperature=60 degree since correct thermometer starts from 0.