Convert the angle to decimal degrees and round to the nearest hundredth of a degree.
-53°58'12''
A)53.98
B)53.93
C)53.97
D)54.03

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To convert the angle from degrees, minutes, and seconds to decimal degrees, you divide the number of minutes by 60 and the number of seconds by 3600, then add those to the degrees. So, $53 + \frac{58}{60} + \frac{12}{3600} = 53 + 0.9667 + 0.0033 = 53.97$ degrees.

Convert the Angle to Decimal Degrees and Round to the Nearest