Convert the angle to degrees, minutes, and seconds.
-246.63°
A)246°37'48''
B)246°38'47''
C)246°47'63''
D)246°37'63''

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To convert 246.63° to degrees, minutes, and seconds, first, note that the degrees are already given as 246°. The decimal part, 0.63, represents the fraction of a degree. To find the minutes, multiply 0.63 by 60 (since there are 60 minutes in a degree), which gives 37.8 minutes. The integer part is 37 minutes. The decimal part of the minutes, 0.8, represents the fraction of a minute. To find the seconds, multiply 0.8 by 60 (since there are 60 seconds in a minute), which gives 48 seconds. Therefore, the conversion is 246°37'48''.

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