Foundation June 2018 Paper 1 Q9

EdexcelCurrent spec3 marksDrawing & Using Graphs

9 You can use this graph to change between temperatures in degrees Celsius (°C) and temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit (°F).

Conversion graph: straight line with °C from -15 to 40 on the horizontal axis and °F from 0 to 110 on the vertical axis, passing through (0, 32) and (40, 104)

The temperature in Dubai on Monday increased by 20 °C from midnight to midday.

(a) What is this temperature increase in degrees Fahrenheit? (2)

Maninder says,

“30 °C is the same as 86 °F, therefore 60 °C will be the same as 172 °F.”

(b) Is Maninder correct?
Give a reason for your answer. (1)