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| Question 481454:  Please help I have never had geometry before.
 Perform each of the following operations. Leave in the simplest form.
 15 degrees 29 minutes - 3 degrees 45 minutes
 Answer by nerdybill(7384)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! 15 degrees 29 minutes - 3 degrees 45 minutes .
 First, you should know that 1 degree is equivalent to 60 minutes.
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 subtract minutes from minutes
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 subtract degrees from degrees
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 Since we are trying to subtract 45 minutes from 29 minutes, we need to borrow 1 degree:
 14 degrees 89 minutes - 3 degrees 45 minutes
 so, now we have:
 (49-3) degrees (89-45) minutes
 46 degrees 44 minutes
 
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