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temperature.. celsius v centigrade

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Unknown Report 20 Jul 2006 00:24

PLEASE DO NOT DELETE THIS THREAD until after I have worked out Little Nells ansa !!!!!!!!!!! 30+ years I've been trying to work it out !! Cheers Nell xxxxx (How are you incidently ! ?? Long time xx Elaine ;-)

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 20 Jul 2006 00:24

Helen, you are close...........! but not what I am looking for!!!

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 20 Jul 2006 00:23

sorry ladies you are going for the wrong calculation.........NOT Fahrenheit/centigrade conversion

DAVE B

DAVE B Report 20 Jul 2006 00:22

No you double it and add 28 that is correct equasion! so if it was 36 Celcius in London today it was 100 faherenreit

Unknown

Unknown Report 20 Jul 2006 00:22

Centigrade is another word for the Celsius scale. 'The simplicity of the Celsius scale led to it superseding the Fahrenheit as the universal temperature scale. Centigrade, meanwhile, was a popular name for the Celsius scale for a time and this term literally means 'a 100 grade scale'. from www.dandantheweatherman.com/Bereklauw/Celsius.htm It also says '*to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit simply multiply the Celsius value by 9, divide the answer by 5 and add 32. To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius deduct 32 from the Fahrenheit reading, multiply the answer by 5 and divide this answer by 9. Mathematically, Celsius = [(Fahrenheit -32) x 5 ] / 9 and Fahrenheit = (Celsius x 9) / 5 + 32. '

Unknown

Unknown Report 20 Jul 2006 00:22

No ! don't know diff or reason !! When I was a kid, someone TRIED to explain to me how to work one out using the other ... ie: if its thirty degrees ... then times it by 3 and then take away or add 3 ...?? Yesterdays temp was 34 so X by 3 = 102 take 3 = 98 ..... I'm sure they said it was 93 ?? So maybe its Times the Ten by 3 and add 3 ? 34 becomes 30 ... times by 3 = 90 ... then add 3 = 93. NEVER have been able to work it out applying the rules I was told about !!!!!!! If any one can enlighten me, I'd REALLY appreciate it ! Elaine ;-)

Silly Sausage

Silly Sausage Report 20 Jul 2006 00:19

someone told me once you double it and then add 40.......don't know if it is true or not.....................

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 20 Jul 2006 00:17

does any one know the difference, and the reason why centigrade was changed to celcius? Bob