Question

An average human body temperature is 98.6°F. What is average human body temperature in Kelvins?

Answer 1

The average body temperature is `310` Kelvin.

Explanation:

The formula we are going to use is: `T_"C" = (T_"F" - 32) / 1.8` and `T_"K" = T_"C" + 273`.

First, we need to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, because the Celsius scale has the same magnitude as Kelvin -except `0^oC` is set as the freezing point of pure water and `100^oC` as the boiling point of pure water.

`T_"C" = (T_"F" - 32) / 1.8`

`=(98.6-32)/1.8`

`=66.6/1.8`

`=37`

Now we add `273` to the `37^(o)C`.

`T_"K" = T_"C" + 273`

`=37+273`

`=310`

Therefore, the average body temperature in Kelvin is `310`.

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