I learned it a little differently. Take the Fahrenheit number, like 212. Subtract 32. Divide by 9. Multiply by 5. You get 100C. To get the Fahrenheit from a Centigrade number: divide by 5, multiply by 9 add 32.
Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann K. Parsons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 5:46 PM Subject: [Braillenote] fahrenheit : Hi all, : : OK, Jose. Here's how. : : 1. get into the calculator from the main menu with s. : : 2. type your fahrenheit number, say 75. You don't have to use : nemeth, just regular numbers, and don't use the number sign. The : calculator program assumes you mean numbers. : : 3. press the minus sign, dots 3-6. : : 4. write the number 32. : : 5. press enter. This will give you the number for the next : calculation. : : 6. type the divide sign or slash, dots 3-4. : : 7. Type the number 1.8, here, you must use the decimal point dots : 4-6. So type 1.8. : : 8. Now hit enter. : : 9. Voila! one calculation. My BN classic says 23.88889 or if you : round it off 24 C. : : : Just reverse the process to convert from C back to F. : : HTH, : Ann P. : : -- : Ann K. Parsons : email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp : Skype: Putertutor : "All that is gold does not glitter. : Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT : : : ___ : To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : : : __________ NOD32 1.1355 (20060106) Information __________ : : This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. : http://www.eset.com : :
