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how do i seperate degrees and minutes

 Sep 3, 2014

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you mean 

23.78932 degrees?

23 degrees

$${\mathtt{0.789\: \!32}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{60}} = {\mathtt{47.359\: \!2}}$$

47 minutes

$${\mathtt{0.359\: \!2}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{60}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{2\,694}}}{{\mathtt{125}}}} = {\mathtt{21.552}}$$    seconds

so

23.78932 degrees = 23 degrees, 47minutes and 21.552 seconds.  

 Sep 4, 2014
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Best Answer

you mean 

23.78932 degrees?

23 degrees

$${\mathtt{0.789\: \!32}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{60}} = {\mathtt{47.359\: \!2}}$$

47 minutes

$${\mathtt{0.359\: \!2}}{\mathtt{\,\times\,}}{\mathtt{60}} = {\frac{{\mathtt{2\,694}}}{{\mathtt{125}}}} = {\mathtt{21.552}}$$    seconds

so

23.78932 degrees = 23 degrees, 47minutes and 21.552 seconds.  

Melody Sep 4, 2014

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