Change 0.17° to equivalent minutes and seconds. Round to the nearest second if necessary.
A)10' 2"
B)10' 12"
C)612"
D)10' 24"

Name: Change 0.17° to equivalent minutes and seconds. Round to the nearest second if necessary. A)10' 2" B)10' 12" C)612" D)10' 24"
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1 degree = 60 minutes, so 0.17 degrees = 0.17 * 60 minutes = 10.2 minutes. The decimal part (0.2 minutes) is converted to seconds: 0.2 * 60 seconds = 12 seconds. Therefore, 0.17 degrees = 10 minutes and 12 seconds.

Change 017° to Equivalent Minutes and Seconds