Saturday, December 31, 2011

Converting to minutes and seconds

When converting from minutes to seconds you: 1- take the numbers before the decimal, which is the degrees part of he answer 2- multiply the numbers after the decimal by 60 3- take the numbers before the decimal after you multiply, which gives you the minutes part of your answer 4- multiply the numbers after the decimal from the previous number by 60 5- take th numbers before the decimal, if there is one, which is the seconds part of your answer Example 1- Convert 11.31 to degrees, secondnds, and minutes. 11 degrees 31*60=678 minutes 6*60=360 seconds 11 degrees, 678 minutes, 360 seconds Example 2- Convert 6.12 to degrees, secondnds, and minutes. 6 degrees 12*60=720 There is no decimal, so there is no seconds in this answer. 6 degrees, 720 minutes Example 3- Convert 34.19 to degrees, secondnds, and minutes. 34 degrees 19*60=1140 minutes There is no decimal, so there is no seconds in this answer. 34 degrees, 1140 minutes

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  1. Hope spread your blog out a little more. Put spaces between lines, etc.

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