Question

The body temperature of a normal healthy person is $98.6°\mathrm{F}$. What is the temperature on the Celsius scale?

• A. $42°C$
• B. $28.6°\mathrm{C}$
• C. $37°\mathrm{C}$
• D. $48.2°\mathrm{C}$

Answer 1

The correct option is C

$37°\mathrm{C}$

The explanation for the correct option:

c) $37°\mathrm{C}$:

The formula to convert Farenheit to Celcius is given by: $°\mathrm{C}=(°\mathrm{F}-32)\times \frac{5}{9}$

The body temperature of a normal healthy person is $98.6°\mathrm{F}$,

The temperature on the Celsius scale will be:

$°\mathrm{C}=(98.6-32)\times \frac{5}{9}$

$°\mathrm{C}=(66.6)\times \frac{5}{9}=37$

The explanation for the incorrect options:

Since, as calculated above, the body temperature of the normal healthy person on Celsius scale is $37°\mathrm{C}$, (a) $42°C$, (b) $28.6°\mathrm{C}$ and (d) $48.2°\mathrm{C}$ are wrong.

Hence, option (c) is correct. The body temperature of normal healthy person on Celsius scale will be $37°\mathrm{C}$.