Suppose that a recipe calls for an oven temperature of 300 °F. Convert this temperature to kelvins.

Question

Express the temperature in kelvins as an integer.

Answer 1

To convert the temperature from Fahrenheit to Kelvin, we can use the following formula:

1. Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius using the formula: \[ C = \frac{(F - 32) \times 5}{9} \]

2. Convert Celsius to Kelvin using the formula: \[ K = C + 273.15 \]

Now we can apply these steps:

1. Convert 300 °F to Celsius: \[ C = \frac{(300 - 32) \times 5}{9} = \frac{268 \times 5}{9} = \frac{1340}{9} \approx 148.89 , °C \]

2. Convert Celsius to Kelvin: \[ K = 148.89 + 273.15 \approx 422.04 , K \]

Now rounding the Kelvin temperature to the nearest integer: \[ K \approx 422 , K \]

Therefore, the temperature of 300 °F is approximately 422 K when expressed as an integer.