$ perl -E 'say sprintf q{%.uC}, ( 75 - 32 ) / 1.8;' 23C $ perl -E 'say sprintf q{%fC}, ( 75 - 32 ) / 1.8;' 23.888889C $ perl -E 'say sprintf q{%.1fC}, ( 75 - 32 ) / 1.8;' 23.9C $