Finite Math Examples

$36.25$

Step 1

To convert decimal degree to degree, minutes, and seconds, the whole units of degrees will remain the same. Multiply the decimal by $60$ . The whole number becomes the minutes.

$0.25 \cdot 60$

Step 2

Multiply $0.25$ by $60$ .

$15$

Step 3

Take the remaining decimal and multiply by $60$ and take the whole number portion to find the seconds.

$0 \cdot 60$

Step 4

Multiply $0$ by $60$ .

$0$

Step 5

Take the three sets of whole numbers and combine them, using the symbols for degrees $(°)$ , minutes $(^{'})$ , and seconds $(^{″})$ .

$36$ $°$ $15$ $^{'}$ $0$ $^{″}$