{"id":876,"date":"2025-10-15T12:10:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T12:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=876"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:20:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:20:05","slug":"how-is-temperature-related-to-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/how-is-temperature-related-to-math\/","title":{"rendered":"How is Temperature Related to Math?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Temperature<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Till now we have learned various types of measurements such length, weight, Temperature capacity and time. But none of these measurements can be used to find how hot or cold any object is.<\/p>\n<p><b>Temperature<\/b>\u00a0is another important aspect we refer to in our daily lives. It tells us about the degree of hotness or coldness of an object. Let us look at a few examples-<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-880\" src=\"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/venture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blob-5-300x105.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now,\u00a0the question here is how cold or how hot?<\/p>\n<p>By simply touching, we can easily tell if the object is warm or cold. But at the same time, it is difficult to know the exact level of hotness or coldness by touch because the sense of touch varies from one person to another.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-882\" src=\"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/venture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blob-3-1-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, to find the degree of hotness or coldness i.e. the temperature of any object we use an instrument known as a\u00a0<b>thermometer<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Clinical Thermometer<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A medical thermometer, also known as a clinical thermometer is a thermometer used to measure body temperature.<\/p>\n<p><b>The temperature of a\u00a0normal\u00a0human body is approximately 37 \u00b0C or 98.6 \u00b0F.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Temperature Joke\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Q- I am hard in\u00a0very low temperatures but I cry\u00a0in high temperatures. What am I?<\/p>\n<p>A- Ice cube<\/p>\n<p><b>Scales<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Each thermometer has a scale.\u00a0We use\u00a0two different scales\u00a0for measuring temperature:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Fahrenheit Scale<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Fahrenheit scale\u00a0ranges\u00a0from 32\u00b0 F\u00a0(thirty-two degrees\u00a0Fahrenheit)\u00a0to 212\u00b0 F\u00a0(two hundred twelve degrees\u00a0Fahrenheit),<\/p>\n<p>Here,\u00a032\u00b0 F indicates the freezing point of water and 212\u00b0 F indicates the boiling point of water.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Celsius Scale<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Celsius scale\u00a0ranges\u00a0from 0\u00b0 C\u00a0(zero degree Celsius)\u00a0to 100\u00b0 C\u00a0(hundred degrees Celsius),<\/p>\n<p>Here,\u00a00\u00b0 C indicates the freezing point of water and 100\u00b0 C indicates the boiling point of water.<\/p>\n<p><b>Conversion of\u00a0Scales<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>When the temperature is given in degree Celsius:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Conversion Rule-<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-886\" src=\"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/venture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blob-5-300x35.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Steps to be followed-<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Multiply the given temperature in degree by 9<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Divide the product obtained by 5.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Add 32 to the quotient obtained in step 2 to get the temperature in degree Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n<p><b>Example:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Convert\u00a055\u00b0 C\u00a0into degree Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n<p><b>Solution<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To convert into degree Fahrenheit<\/p>\n<p><b>F = 9\/5 \u00d7 C + 32<\/b><\/p>\n<p>First,we\u00a0multiply 55 by 9 and we get product as 495.<\/p>\n<p>Then,\u00a0we\u00a0divide 495 by 5 and answer we get is 99.<\/p>\n<p>Now,\u00a0we\u00a0add 32 to 99 and final answer we get is 131.<\/p>\n<p><b>Therefore, 55\u00b0 C = 131\u00b0 F<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>When the temperature is given in degree Fahrenheit:<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-885\" src=\"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/venture\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/blob-1-2-300x69.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"69\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1:<\/b>\u00a0Subtract 32 from the given temperature in degree<\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2:\u00a0<\/b>Multiply the difference obtained from step 1 by 5.<\/p>\n<p><b>Step 3:\u00a0<\/b>Divide the product obtained from step 2 by 9 to get the temperature in degree Celsius.<\/p>\n<p><b>Example:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Convert\u00a090\u00b0 F\u00a0into degree Celsius.<\/p>\n<p><b>Solution<\/b><\/p>\n<p>To convert into degree Celsius<\/p>\n<p><b>C = (F \u2013 32) \u00d7 5\/9<\/b><\/p>\n<p>First,\u00a0we need to subtract 32 from 90 and we get 58.<\/p>\n<p>Then, multiply 58 by 5 we get answer as 290.<\/p>\n<p>Now, we\u00a0divide 290 by 9 and we get answer as 32.2.<\/p>\n<p><b>Therefore, 90\u00b0 F = 32.2\u00b0 C<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>#Can you find at what temperature is Fahrenheit equal to Celsius?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Fun Facts<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sun is known to be a class G yellow star.The average surface temperature of Sun is 5,600 Kelvin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>57.8 \u00b0C (136\u202f\u00b0F) is the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth. It was recorded on September 13, 1922 in Al \u2018Aziziyah\u00a0located in Libya. The coldest temperature ever measured was -126 Fahrenheit (-88 Celsius) at Vostok Station in Antarctica.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze over completely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Temperature Till now we have learned various types of measurements such length, weight, Temperature capacity and time. But none of these measurements can be used to find how hot or cold any object is. Temperature\u00a0is another important aspect we refer to in our daily lives. 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