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Celsius and Fahrenheit
Two temperature scales. Water freezes at 0 °C and 32 °F.
To go from Fahrenheit to Celsius, subtract 32 and multiply by 5/9. Body temperature, 98.6 °F, is 37 °C. Temperature is the one common conversion that is not a plain multiplication.
Ratio does it for you with “in”.
In Ratio
| You type | Ratio shows |
|---|---|
100 f in c | 37.78 °C |