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    A temperature difference of 44 degrees centigrade to 80 degrees fahrenheit is not possible. You must use the formula: F = (9 / 5)C + 32 to convert temperatures is degrees C to equivalent temperatures in degrees F, and vice versa. If you are interested in calculating a specific temperature the "32" must be used.

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    A temperature difference of 44 degrees centigrade to 80 degrees fahrenheit is not possible. You must use the formula: F = (9 / 5)C + 32 to convert temperatures is degrees C to equivalent temperatures in degrees F, and vice versa. If you are interested in calculating a specific temperature the "32" must be used.

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    A temperature difference of 44 degrees centigrade to 80 degrees fahrenheit is not possible. You must use the formula: F = (9 / 5)C + 32 to convert temperatures is degrees C to equivalent temperatures in degrees F, and vice versa. If you are interested in calculating a specific temperature the "32" must be used.

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    TemperatureDifference
    Date:05/20/99at07:54:52
    From:TimDavis
    Subject:Temperature
    Isitpossiblefor44degreescentigradetoequal80degrees
    fahrenheitwhenyouaretalkingtemperaturedifference?Ihavea
    friendwhosaystheyarethesame,butIsay44Cisequalto111.2F
    atanytime.Couldyouhelponthisone?

    Date:05/21/99at14:07:27
    From:DoctorFwg
    Subject:Re:Temperature
    DearTim,
    Thankyouforsendingthisinterestingquestion.
    Itistruethatonemayusetheformula:
    F=(9/5)C+32
    toconverttemperaturesisdegreesCtoequivalenttemperaturesin
    degreesF,andviceversa.However,tocalculatetemperature
    differences,youmightwritethefollowingequations:
    Fo=(9/5)Co+32
    and
    F=(9/5)C+32,
    wheretheFoandFaretwoFahrenheittemperaturesandCoandCare
    thetwoequivalentCelsiustemperatures.So,tofindthetemperature
    differencesyoumightwrite:
    (FFo)=[(9/5)C+32][(9/5)Co+32]
    =(9/5)(CCo)
    =(9/5)(CCo)
    Doyouseethattheconstantterm"32"subtractsout?
    Fromthisyoucanseethatwhenconvertingtemperaturedifferences

    fromoneofthesesystemstotheother,youonlyneedtodivideor
    multiplyby(9/5)or1.8.However,ifyouareinterestedin
    calculatingaspecifictemperaturethe"32"mustbeused.
    Inotherwords,yourinitialguesswaswrongbecauseyouappliedthe
    equation:
    F=(9/5)C+32
    toconvertatemperaturedifferenceindegreesCtoaspecific
    temperatureindegreesF.Youcanonlyusethisequationtoconvert
    fromonespecifictemperaturetoanotherspecifictemperature.For
    example,usingthisformulayoucanshowthatthespecifictemperature
    of0.0Cequals32F,orthatthespecifictemperatureof100Cequals
    212F.However,atemperaturedifferenceof100degreesontheCelsius
    scaleisthesameasatemperaturedifferenceof180Fonthe
    Fahrenheitscale.
    So,yourfriendwasright,atemperaturedifferenceof44Cisnearly
    equaltoaFahrenheittemperaturedifferenceof80F(moreprecisely,
    atemperaturedifferenceofexactly44.0Cisequivalenttoa
    Fahrenheittemperaturedifferenceofexactly79.2F).
    IhopethishasbeenhelpfultoyouandnowthatyouunderstanditI
    hopeyouwillexplainthistoatleastoneotherinterestedperson.
    Withbestwishes,
    DoctorFwg,TheMathForum
    http://mathforum.org/dr.math/

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