What is the equivalent of 83°29.6' in time...

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What is the equivalent of 83°29.6' in time units?

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What is the equivalent of 83°29.6' in time units?

🔍 Key Concepts

• 15° of longitude equals 1 hour of time on Earth • Relationship between degrees, minutes, and seconds of arc and hours, minutes, and seconds of time • How to convert the decimal part of an hour into minutes and seconds

💭 Think About

• First, convert 83°29.6' entirely into decimal degrees; what is 29.6' as a fraction of a degree? • Once you have decimal degrees, how many hours of time does 1° correspond to, and how do you scale that to 83.xxx°? • After you find hours in decimal form, how do you break the decimal part into minutes and seconds of time carefully?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure you use 15° = 1h, not 1° = 1h • Keep track that 1° = 60' and 1' = 60" when turning 29.6' into degrees • After finding time in decimal hours, convert to h, m, s and compare your full result to the choices for both minutes and seconds

Question 1 of 27070

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What is the equivalent of 83°29.6' in time units?

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5h 33m 58.4s

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5h 01m 42.3s

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5h 47m 34.8s

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5h 18m 22.7s

Question 1 / 2707066636ee928f7522a1c5196e8

Question 1 of 2707066636ee928f7522a1c5196e8

What is the equivalent of 83°29.6' in time units?

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Question 1 of 27070

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What is the equivalent of 83°29.6' in time units?

🔍 Key Concepts

• 15° of longitude equals 1 hour of time on Earth • Relationship between degrees, minutes, and seconds of arc and hours, minutes, and seconds of time • How to convert the decimal part of an hour into minutes and seconds

💭 Think About

• First, convert 83°29.6' entirely into decimal degrees; what is 29.6' as a fraction of a degree? • Once you have decimal degrees, how many hours of time does 1° correspond to, and how do you scale that to 83.xxx°? • After you find hours in decimal form, how do you break the decimal part into minutes and seconds of time carefully?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be sure you use 15° = 1h, not 1° = 1h • Keep track that 1° = 60' and 1' = 60" when turning 29.6' into degrees • After finding time in decimal hours, convert to h, m, s and compare your full result to the choices for both minutes and seconds