
Alexander F. answered 07/11/14
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Hello Paige!
1. This is a metric conversion for mass. The prefix kilo means 1000 so a kg is 1000 g. If we keep in mind the units, we can convert:
15kg * (1000g/1kg) = 15000g
2. To convert Farenheit to Kelvin, we first need to convert farenheit into celsius using the following equation:
C = 5/9 (F - 32)
If we plug in F = 90:
C = 5/9 (90-32) = 32.22 degrees C
Then we can always add 273.15 to any celsius temperature to convert it to Kelvin:
32.22 + 273.15 = 305. 37 K
3. Going from celsius to farenheit involves solving the previous equation for F:
F = (9/5)C + 32
F = (9/5)*(32) + 32
F = 89.6 degrees F
4. This is probably the easiest conversion! We did this in already, we just need to add 273.15 to go from celsius to kelvin:
32 + 273.15 = 305.15 K
Paige N.
07/12/14