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When Fahrenheit devised his scale, he defined 0oF to be the freezing point of brine, 32oF to be the freezing point of water and 96oF to be normal body temperature. Water then boiled at about 212oF. The scale was later redefined to make water boil at exactly 212oF whilst leaving water freezing at 32oF (making the freezing point of brine slightly lower and normal body temperature slightly higher).
The 32 is needed when converting between Celsius and Fahrenheit as Celsius defines freezing point of water at 0oC which equals 32oF on the Fahrenheit scale. The 180oF difference between freezing and boiling points of water is scaled to match the 100oC difference. Thus the conversion is:
F = 180/100 C + 32
= 9/5 C + 32
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What is 144 degrees celsius in Fahrenheit?
-144 °C = -227.2 °F The conversion formula is Fahrenheit temperature = (9/5 x Celsius temperature)+ 32
Is there a temperature at which the number of celsius degrees is the same as the number of Fahrenheit degrees?
-40C = -40F Formula for conversion C-F C*9/5 + 32=F -40C*9/5 + 32 -360/5 + 32 -72 + 32 -40F Formula for conversion F-C (F-32)*5/9 =C (-40F - 32) * 5/9 -72 * 5 / 9 -360 / 9 -40C
What is the formula to change 80 degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius?
Exactly 80°F is equal to 26.7°C The conversion formula is C = 5/9 (F-32) Celsius temperature = 5/9 x (Fahrenheit temperature - 32)
What is 44.5 degrees celsius in Fahrenheit?
44.5 °C is equal to 112.1 °F The conversion formula is Fahrenheit temperature = (9/5 x Celsius temperature)+ 32
What is 28.9 degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit?
28.9 °C is equal to 84.02 °F The conversion formula is Fahrenheit temperature = (9/5 x Celsius temperature)+ 32
