If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?

Question

using a fahrenheit scale

Answer 1

Need to know 0 degrees on what scale. The only way I can think of to do it, is to find out average room temperature, find how much more that is than 0 degrees on the same scale, then double that, subtract it from room temperature, and get your answer. It's just a poorly worded question.

Answer 2

You pose a very interesting question. The Fahrenheit and Celsius temperature scales are "relative" temperature scales, in that they are both relative to a couple of specific temperatures, namely the freezing and boiling points of water.

Let's make your question a little more specific: "What is the
temperature if it's twice as warm as 0 degrees Celsius (the freezing point of water)?" To answer this question we need to convert this Celsius temperature to an "absolute" temperature scale, a scale with no negative temperatures. We'll use the Kelvin scale. 0 degrees Kelvin is the point at which all motion in matter stops; it is known as "absolute zero." No temperature can exist that is lower than 0 degrees Kelvin. The formula to convert from Celsius to Kelvin
temperature is K = C + 273.15, where K is the Kelvin temperature and C is the Celsius temperature. So 0 degrees Celsius is equal to 273.15 degrees Kelvin. We can double this number to get 546.30, the temperature that is twice as warm as 0 degrees Celsius. We can then subtract 273.15 from our answer to convert it back to the Celsius scale.

The temperature is 273.15 degrees Celsius when it is twice as warm as 0 degrees Celsius.

Answer 3

good question as twice zero would still give zero. have to convert to farenheit to get an accurate answer. still bl**dy cold though!!