Convert the angle to a decimal in degrees. Round the answer to two decimal places.
-$21 ^ { \circ } 17 ^ { \prime } 34 ^ { \prime \prime }$
A) $21.22 ^ { \circ }$
B) $21.29 ^ { \circ }$
C) $21.34 ^ { \circ }$
D) $21.37 ^ { \circ }$

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To convert the angle to a decimal, convert the minutes and seconds to degrees: $17' = 17/60$ degrees and $34'' = 34/3600$ degrees. Adding these to 21 degrees gives $21 + 17/60 + 34/3600 = 21.292777...$, which rounds to $21.29^\circ$.

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