Recipe1.12.Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius

Recipe 1.12. Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius

Problem

You have a temperature reading measured in Fahrenheit and need to convert it to Celsius.

Solution

 public static double FtoC(double fahrenheit) {     return ((0.5/0.9) * (fahrenheit - 32)); } 

Discussion

This recipe makes use of the following Fahrenheit-to-Celsius temperature conversion equation:

 TempCelsius = (5 / 9) * (TempFahrenheit - 32) 

The Fahrenheit temperature scale is widely used in the United States. However, much of the rest of the world uses the Celsius temperature scale.