Pre-Cal!
Can someone please help me convert 63°32’47” into a decimal degree form??

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Pre-Cal! 
Can someone please help me convert 63°32’47” into a decimal degree form??

mrnood · Answer

there are 60 minutes in a degree and 60 seconds in a minute - so there are 3600 seconds in a degree

You need to break up th ecalulation

47" = 47/3600 deg
32' = 32/60 deg

Calculate those as decimals and add them up with the whole degrees

anonymous · Answer

would it be .54603?

anonymous · Answer

I'm sorry, .5463*

mrnood · Answer

just use the method above - I haven't done the calculation

You need to add the whole degrees

anonymous · Answer

what do you mean by adding thee whole degrees?

myininaya · Answer

number in front of decimal

anonymous · Answer

there was no number in front though?

myininaya · Answer

yes there is 
unless I'm not suppose to see the 63 part.

anonymous · Answer

so it would be 63.5463?

myininaya · Answer

well i would go with 63.546 
I think you are suppose to normally round to three decimals with these problems

myininaya · Answer

three decimal places *

anonymous · Answer

thank you so much! :)