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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Converting is easy

Kilometers to Miles
This is a useful method for when travelling between imperial and metric countries and
need to know what kilometres to miles are.
The formula to convert kilometres to miles is number of (kilometres / 8 ) X 5
So lets try 80 kilometres into miles
80/8 = 10
multiplied by 5 is 50 miles!
Another example
40 kilometers
40 / 8 = 5
5 X 5= 25 miles


Temperature Conversions
This is a shortcut to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius and vice versa.
The answer you will get will not be an exact one, but it will give you an idea of the
temperature you are looking at.
Fahrenheit to Celsius:
Take 30 away from the Fahrenheit, and then divide the answer by two. This is your
answer in Celsius.
Example:
74 Fahrenheit - 30 = 44. Then divide by two, 22 Celsius.
So 74 Fahrenheit = 22 Celsius.
Celsius to Fahrenheit just do the reverse:
Double it, and then add 30.
30 Celsius double it, is 60, then add 30 is 90
30 Celsius = 90 Fahrenheit
Remember, the answer is not exact but it gives you a rough idea.

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