Programming Fundamentals/Variables/BASIC

variables.bas

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

DIM Fahrenheit
DIM Celsius

PRINT "Enter Fahrenheit temperature:"
INPUT Fahrenheit

Celsius = (Fahrenheit - 32) * 5 / 9

PRINT STR$(Fahrenheit) + "° Fahrenheit is " + STR$(Celsius) + "° Celsius"

Try It

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

• repl.it - (Doesn't support LONG or Assignment Operators)
• TutorialsPoint

See Also

• Wikibooks: BASIC Programming