#!/bin/perl
# Converts Centigrade to degrees F
# prints the input value 3 times
print "Please enter a temperature in degrees C: ";
$ctemp = <STDIN>;
print "You entered ", $ctemp, "and the following will print the value thrice\n", $ctemp x 3;
$ftemp = (($ctemp *9)/5 + 32);
print "That converts to ",$ftemp, " degrees F\n";