Do do I convert 82°20' to just a regular number?

Question

I remember doing this last year, but I forgot how I did it, can you please explain?

And if i'm not mistaken , it can go as far as " also?

Are they called minutes and seconds? Anyway could you tell me how to convert from that to just a regular decimal thanks.

Answer 1

Since there are 60 minutes in a degree, your 20 minute (i.e. 20') portion is

20 minutes = 20/60 degrees = 1/3 degree = 0.333 deg.

so 82deg 20' is the same as 82.333 degrees (rounding).

Or you can put a bar over the 3's to show that it repeats.

Answer 2

There are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in a degree. To convert minutes to decimal degrees, just divide by 60. So 20' would be 0.33 degrees

Answer 3

20' is 20 minutes; just like time, 60 minutes = 1 degree
20" would be 20 seconds; there are likewise 60 seconds in a minute.

To convert to a decimal, divide minutes by 60, and seconds by 3600, then add, since there are 3600 sec (60*60) in a degree.

Answer 4

to convert 20 minutes to decimal just divide it by 60. add the result to 82 and you have82.333333 degrees

Answer 5

Though there are 360 degrees in a circle, each degree is divided into sixty minutes and each minute is divided into sixty seconds.

so 82°20' = 82 20/60 = 82.333

Answer 6

There are 60 minutes to a degree.

20/60 = 1/3

So your decimal is . . . .