Question

juan measured the temperature of salt water. he then added 273 temperature units to the measured temperature value. which temperature conversion is juan most likely doing?
degrees celsius to degrees fahrenheit
degrees celsius to kelvins
kelvins to degrees celsius
degrees fahrenheit to degrees celsius

Explanation:

The conversion formula from Celsius (\(C\)) to Kelvin (\(K\)) is \(K = C+ 273\). When Juan adds 273 to the measured temperature (assuming it was in Celsius), he is converting from Celsius to Kelvin.
For Celsius to Fahrenheit, the formula is \(F=\frac{9}{5}C + 32\). For Kelvin to Celsius, it is \(C=K - 273\). For Fahrenheit to Celsius, it is \(C=\frac{5}{9}(F - 32)\).

Answer:

degrees Celsius to kelvins