Question

23° 20' 48" is the same as ____ °. Round to the nearest hundredth of a degree.

Please explain.

Answer 1

Is my math correct here (Is this how you are supposed to solve these problems)?:

23(degrees)+(20/60)+(48/3600)=23.34666667 rounded to nearest hundredth of a degree would be:

ANSWER: 23.35

Answer 2

there are 60 minutes in a degree ... and there are 60 seconds in a minute...

Answer 3

correct !

Answer 4

So the answer would be 23.35?

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

Thanks for your help and time!

Answer 7

np

Answer 8

How would I solve this one though?

Answer 9

42.54° is the same as 42° 32' ____".

Answer 10

you could do this: we have 42 deg 32 min x sec
\[(42+\frac{32}{60}+\frac{x}{60^2})^o=42.54^o\]
solve for x

Answer 11

then the answer would be 24??

Answer 12

sounds good