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LPT: Easy way to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by xylogx@lemmy.world to c/lifeprotips@lemmy.world
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Double the number, then reduce by one-tenth the doubled number, then add 32

Example: To convert 25 C double it to 50, reduce by 5 to get 45, then add 32 to get 77 F.

The reason this works is because 9/5 = 10/5 - 1/5. And the nice thing about this is that it is an exact conversion not an estimation.

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[โ€“] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

9/5 is easy though, you double then subtract a tenth