An alcohol thermometer reads when the alcohol column is long and when it is long

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Thermal Properties of Matter · Thermal Properties of Matter

Problem

An alcohol thermometer reads 0  ∘C0\;^{\circ}\text{C} when the alcohol column is 1.2 cm1.2\,\text{cm} long and 50  ∘C50\;^{\circ}\text{C} when it is 6.0 cm6.0\,\text{cm} long. What temperature corresponds to a column length of 4.8 cm4.8\,\text{cm}, assuming the scale is linear?

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