Convert the following to degrees and minutes. Round to the nearest minute. 34.7°
A)34°37'
B)34°7'
C)34°41'
D)34°45'
E)34°42'

Name: Convert the following to degrees and minutes. Round to the nearest minute. 34.7° A)34°37' B)34°7' C)34°41' D)34°45' E)34°42'
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Convert the following to degrees and minutes. Round to the nearest minute. 34.7° ​
A)34°37'
B)34°7'
C)34°41'
D)34°45'
E)34°42'

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To convert decimal degrees to degrees and minutes, we keep the whole number part as degrees and multiply the decimal part by 60 to get minutes. Therefore, 34.7° becomes 34° 42'. Rounding to the nearest minute gives us choice E.

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