Question

The angle 118 degree 52'34" is equal to:
a) 118.5234 degrees
b) 118 52/34 degrees
c) 118.861 degrees
d) 118.876 degrees
e) 118.786 degrees

Answer 1

\(\ \Large \text{How do you convert minutes and seconds into a decimal?} \)

Answer 2

(Hint: How many minutes are there in one degree?)

Answer 3

60?

Answer 4

Correct!

Answer 5

\(\ \text{So, if you have 52 minutes, how would you convert that in terms of degrees?} \)

Answer 6

52/60

Answer 7

Yup! Now, as for that 34, that's in seconds. How many seconds are there in a degree if one degree has 60 minutes?

Answer 8

3600

Answer 9

Yup! So how would you convert that 34 seconds in terms of degrees?