SOLUTION: 71°26' to decimal degree notation

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Question 507203: 71°26' to decimal degree notation
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055) About Me  (Show Source):
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A minute is 1%2F60th of a degree, so

26' = 26%2F60° so divide 26 by 60 on a calculator and get

.4333333333, so

71°26' = 71.4333333333°

Edwin