Convert the angle to degrees-minutes-seconds. Round to the nearest whole number of seconds.
--123.53°
A) -123°31'40''
B) -123°31'48''
C) -123°40'53''
D) -123°31'52''

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To convert -123.53° to degrees-minutes-seconds, first, note the whole number of degrees is -123°. Next, to find the minutes, multiply the decimal part by 60. So, 0.53 * 60 = 31.8 minutes. The whole number part of this is 31 minutes. To find the seconds, take the decimal part of the minutes (0.8) and multiply by 60. So, 0.8 * 60 = 48 seconds. Therefore, the conversion is -123°31'48''.

Convert the Angle to Degrees-Minutes-Seconds