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We're asked to calculate the final absolute (Kelvin) temperature of a gas system when it is subdued to known pressure and volume changes.

To solve this problem, we can use the :

$(P_1V_1)/(T_1) = (P_2V_2)/(T_2)$

For this equation to work, the units have to be consistent; for example, we can't plug in two values for pressure if one is measured in $"kPa"$ and the other in $"atm"$; the units must be the same.

Since all the units are consistent, here, solving the problem is straightforward enough: we simply plug in the known variables and solve the equation for the final temperature, $T_2$:

$T_2 = (T_1P_2V_2)/(P_1V_1) = ((273"K")(38.7cancel("kPa"))(1880cancel("mL")))/((79.0cancel("kPa"))(444cancel("mL")))$

$= color(red)(566"K"$

rounded to $3$ , the number given in the problem.

Thus, the final Kelvin temperature after the changes in pressure and volume is $566"K"$

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