document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118680>Question 118680</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I promise this is my last post for the day. Ok here is my question. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A surveyor measures an angle as 32 degrees 31' 30'' <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write this measure as a decimal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am COMPLETLY lost as to what to do with this problem. I got as far as 32.????<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Any help would be wonderful and highly appreciated as always. :)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                                           ~Christina-Rose~  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #86808 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=86808\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A surveyor measures an angle as 32 degrees 31' 30''<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write this measure as a decimal. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Convert minutes to degrees, 60 min in a degree<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Convert seconds to degrees, 60*60 = 3600 sec in a degree<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we have:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Degrees = 32 + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=31%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"31%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30%2F3600 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30%2F3600\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Degrees = 32 + .516667 + .0083333<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Degrees = 32.525<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm sorry about the screw-up here, don't know that I was thinking; A<BR>\n" );
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