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Convert 28.7251° to degrees, minutes, and seconds. Round to the nearest second.

User Raffi
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28.7251 =

28 degrees

then take the decimal and multiply by 60 to get the minutes

so 0.7251 *60 = 43.506, use the whole number (43)

so now you have 28 degrees, 43 minutes

now take the remaining decimal ( 0.506) and multiply by 60

0.506*60= 30.36

when you have a decimal left over for the seconds, keep that as is.

so you now have 28 degrees, 43 minutes and 30.36 seconds

use ' for minutes and " for seconds

28 degrees 43' 30.36"

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