I don’t remember ever seeing the conversion formula written with “9/5”.

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RobVG — 12/14/2011 12:15:11 AM (archived)

When measuring volume, length and mass, the metric system has rendered fractions archaic. Because I’m US centric, I see the F/C conversion formula as a prod to join the modern world. The same world that has deprecated fractions. That’s where I saw a “little” irony in the author using them.

In other words, “9/5” isn’t ‘sciencey’ enough. :)

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Scientific literacy test - TB - 12/10/2011 11:03:02 PM
- Re: Scientific literacy test - FrankC - 12/11/2011 10:12:49 PM
  - Re: Scientific literacy test - Jody - 12/11/2011 11:06:55 PM
- Fun, I missed 11 - RobVG - 12/11/2011 8:21:31 PM
- Spoilers! - ER - 12/11/2011 3:38:22 AM
  - Re: Spoilers! - TB - 12/11/2011 4:31:40 AM
    - Re: Spoilers! - ER - 12/11/2011 6:04:29 AM
      - It's a little ironic that you and the test writer used a fractional coefficient. n/t (n/t) - RobVG - 12/13/2011 8:07:21 PM
        
        Re: It's a little ironic that you and the test writer used a fractional coefficient. n/t - ER - 12/13/2011 11:17:15 PM
        
        I don’t remember ever seeing the conversion formula written with “9/5”. - RobVG - 12/14/2011 12:15:11 AM
        
        Re: I don’t remember ever seeing the conversion formula written with “9/5”. - ER - 12/14/2011 12:48:06 AM
        
        Still say it was easier to remember "-40." - TB - 12/13/2011 11:52:14 PM
        
        Re: Still say it was easier to remember "-40." - ER - 12/14/2011 12:50:11 AM
        
        Re: Still say it was easier to remember "-40." - bowser - 12/15/2011 6:40:09 AM
        
        Re: Still say it was easier to remember "-40." - ER - 12/17/2011 8:38:12 PM
- What I whiffed (spoilers) - TB - 12/11/2011 12:48:55 AM
- Re: Scientific literacy test - bowser - 12/10/2011 11:20:50 PM

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