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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One student in a surveying class measures an angle as 74.25 degrees, while another student measures the same angle as 74 degrees and 20 min. Find the difference between these measurements, both to the nearest minute and to the nearest hundredth of a degree. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #157032 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><B>rfer(16322)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rfer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=157032\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 50 minutes in a degree of angle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "74.25 degrees will equal 74 degrees 15 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "74 degrees 20 min equals 74.33 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the difference is .33-.25=.08 degrees or 20-15=5 minutes.<BR>\n" );
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