Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Converting degrees F to C and back


Temperature: US and Metric Systems of Measurement.
Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius and BACK.

The following is a worksheet that you can use to work as you follow along with the video.  This material is found in Sec. 7.5 of your current textbook as described below.
Basic College Mathematics Fifth Edition, Elayn Martin-Gay

Section 7.5 Temperature: U.S. and Metric Systems of Measurement
Copyright © 2015 Pearson Education, Inc.

Complete the outline as you view Lecture Video 7.5. Pause
the video as needed as you fill in all blanks. Circle your answer to each numbered exercise. Then press Play to continue listening to the video.
    
     Objective A Convert temperatures from degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit.


        Work with me as I solve this on the video.
      1. A weather forecaster in Caracas predicts a high temperature of 27 C°.   Find  
      this measurement in degrees Fahrenheit.


     



        Objective B Convert temperatures from degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius.
    


 Perform the indicated conversion. 
         Work with me as I solve this on the video.
     2.   77 F° to degrees Celsius 







The following chart will be helpful.  Try to remember these values.


    Water freezes at 32° F = 0° C

   Water boils at 212° F = 100° C




















Practice problems:



Answers: 4) 45 degrees C; 5) 39.3 degrees C.













Answers to 1-16

1) 5° C; 2) 20°C; 3) 40° C; 4) 25°C; 5) 140°F; 6) 176°F; 7) 239°F; 8) 95°F; 9) 16.7°C; 10) 83.3°C; 11) 61.2°C; 12) 6.3°C; 13) 197.6°F;  14)  167°F;  15) 61.3°C;  16)  119.5°F


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