< Programming Fundamentals < Variables

variables.pl

# This program converts a Fahrenheit temperature to Celsius.
#
# References:
#     https://www.mathsisfun.com/temperature-conversion.html
#     https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Perl_Programming

print "Enter Fahrenheit temperature: ";
$fahrenheit = <STDIN>;
chomp($fahrenheit);

$celsius = ($fahrenheit - 32) * 5 / 9;

print "$fahrenheit° Fahrenheit is $celsius° Celsius\n";

Try It

Copy and paste the code above into one of the following free online development environments or use your own Perl compiler / interpreter / IDE.

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