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\n" ); document.write( ": My book asks me to round a decimal (such as .6730) to the nearest minute. What is a minute and how do I convert this? \n" ); document.write( "

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You are given a Latitude or Longitude in decimal degrees, and you want to convert that to the degrees, minutes, seconds format. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\".6730\"$
\n" ); document.write( "To convert, multiply the decimal part by 60:
\n" ); document.write( " $\".6730%2A60=40.38\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The whole number part of this is the \"minutes.\" So your answer is
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%2840%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "See this link for further information on this conversion:
\n" ); document.write( "http://geography.about.com/library/howto/htdegrees.htm
\n" ); document.write( "Good Luck,
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