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TEMPERATURE CONVERSION RIDDLE

METEOROLOGIST JEFF HABY

Riddle: There is a temperature that has the same numerical value on both the Fahrenheit and Kelvin temperature scales. What is this value? also show how you found this value






Answer to Riddle: Two equations will be needed to solve the riddle. The first equation is the equation to convert from Kelvin to Fahrenheit. The second equation is a Fahrenheit temperature that equals a Kelvin temperature. To solve, substitute F for K in the first equation and solve for F. The value found will be the same on both temperature scales. That value is 574.25

Equation 1: F = 1.8*(K - 273) + 32
Equation 2: F = K

F = 1.8*(F - 273) + 32
F = 1.8*F - 1.8(273) + 32
F = 1.8*F - 491.4 + 32
F = 1.8*F - 459.4
-0.8*F = -459.4
F = 574.25