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Question: A new scale of temperature called X-scale is defined with ice point as –10<sup>0</sup>X and steam po...

A new scale of temperature called X-scale is defined with ice point as –100X and steam point as 900X. What temperature on the X-scale will correspond to 400C ?

A

200X

B

300X

C

400X

D

500X

Answer

300X

Explanation

Solution

x+1090+10\frac{x + 10}{90 + 10} = c01000.73\frac{c - 0}{100 - 0.73}

Ž x + 10 = c = 90 Ž x = 300x