A faulty thermometer reads 5 °C in melting ice and 99 °C in steam. Find the correct temperature in °F; when this faulty thermometer reads 52 °C.

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If a thermometer is wrong calibrated then, If X is the temperature reading on the faulty thermometer scale then, t =(X-LFP)/(UFP-LFP) × 100 . t= actual reading Now UFP=99°C LFP= 5°C X= 52°C t= 50°C= 122°F
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If a thermometer is wrong calibrated then, If X is the temperature reading on the faulty thermometer scale then, t =(X-LFP)/(UFP-LFP) × 100 . t= actual reading Now UFP=99°C LFP= 5°C X= 52°C t= 50°C= 122°F read less
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