document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175068>Question 175068</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This problem is converting degrees, minutes, and seconds to degrees with decimal fractions. I understand how to convert them but I don't understand where this answer came from. The problem is 125 degrees, 20 minutes, 30 seconds. The first part of the answer is 125 and 20.5 over 60 degrees, the second part of the answer is 125 and 41 over 120 degrees. Why was the fraction doubled? Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember the conversion:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%5Eo=60minutes ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%5Eo=60minutes\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1minute=60seconds ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1minute=60seconds\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, 125deg,20min,30sec --------->working problem<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=125%5Eo%2B%2820cross%28min%29%29%281%5Eo%2F60cross%28min%29%29%2B%2830cross%28sec%29%29%281cross%28min%29%2F60cross%28sec%29%29%281%5Eo%2F60cross%28min%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=125%5Eo%2B%2820%2F60%29%5Eo%2B%2830%2F3600%29%5Eo ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"125%5Eo%2B%2820%2F60%29%5Eo%2B%2830%2F3600%29%5Eo\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Get LCD for those with fractions to add:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=125%5Eo%2B%281200%2B30%29%2F3600=125%5Eo%2B%281230%2F3600%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"125%5Eo%2B%281200%2B30%29%2F3600=125%5Eo%2B%281230%2F3600%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Reduce fraction by dividing both num. & den. by 60:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=125%5Eo%2B%281230%2F60%29%2F%283600%2F60%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"125%5Eo%2B%281230%2F60%29%2F%283600%2F60%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "125 & 20.5/60 degrees ------> ANSWER, OR <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28125.3416666%5Eo%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28125.3416666%5Eo%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why the fraction part is doubled?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It doesn't matter -- doubled, tripled,quadrupled, or even times 10. Just remember whatever you do on the numerator, also do it on the denominator so the process is not change. Let' see:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=125%2B%2820.5%2A2%29%2F%2860%2A2%29=125%2B%2841%2F120%29=125.3416666%5Eo ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"125%2B%2820.5%2A2%29%2F%2860%2A2%29=125%2B%2841%2F120%29=125.3416666%5Eo\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, doubled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=125%2B%2820.5%2A3%29%2F%2860%2A3%29=125%2B%2861.5%2F180%29=125.3416666%5Eo ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"125%2B%2820.5%2A3%29%2F%2860%2A3%29=125%2B%2861.5%2F180%29=125.3416666%5Eo\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, tripled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=125%2B%2820.5%2A10%29%2F%2860%2A10%29=125%2B%28205%2F600%29=125.3416666%5Eo ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"125%2B%2820.5%2A10%29%2F%2860%2A10%29=125%2B%28205%2F600%29=125.3416666%5Eo\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, times 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ANSWER NEVER changed.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jojo</pre> </SPAN>\n" );
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