SOLUTION: 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 measu

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: 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. This question is from textbook

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 50 minutes in a degree of angle
74.25 degrees will equal 74 degrees 15 minutes
74 degrees 20 min equals 74.33 degrees
the difference is .33-.25=.08 degrees or 20-15=5 minutes.