On a chilly 10°C day, your friend who likes cold weather wishes it were twice as cold. Taken literally, this temperature would be

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To interpret "twice as cold" literally, we must convert the temperature to an absolute scale where 0 represents absolute zero. The Kelvin scale is such a scale, where 0 K is absolute zero. 10°C converts to 283.15 K. Half of this temperature (twice as cold) would be 141.575 K, which converts back to approximately -131.575°C, or rounded to 131.5°C for the options given.

On a Chilly 10°C Day, Your Friend Who Likes Cold