Convert the angle to decimal degrees and round to the nearest hundredth of a degree.
-$161 ^ { \circ } 53 ^ { \prime } 19 ^ { \prime \prime }$
A) $161.89 ^ { \circ }$
B) $161.85 ^ { \circ }$
C) $161.95 ^ { \circ }$
D) $161.90 ^ { \circ }$

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To convert $161^\circ 53' 19''$ to decimal degrees, first convert the minutes and seconds to degrees: $53' = 53/60$ degrees and $19'' = 19/3600$ degrees. Adding these to 161 degrees gives $161 + 53/60 + 19/3600 = 161.888611...^\circ$, which rounds to $161.89^\circ$.

Convert the Angle to Decimal Degrees and Round to the Nearest