Exploration: More Conversions
The other day you worked with converting meters, centimeters, and millimeters. Here are
some more unit conversions.
1. Use the equation F = C + 32, where F represents degrees Fahrenheit and C
represents degrees Celsius, to complete the table.
temperature (C)
20
3.
4
175
2. Use the equation c = 2.54n, where c represents the length in centimeters and n
represents the length in inches, to complete the table.
length (in)
10
8
temperature (F)
3-—-/-
length (cm)
I
Are these proportional relationships? Explain why or why not.