" 3 degrees, 30' +/- 45' " mean 3 degree, 30 minutes plus or minus 45 minutes.

The ' (one tick) stands for minutes and " (2 ticks) stands for seconds.


fractions or decimals of a Degree can also be shown as minutes and seconds.....or can be shown as a straight decimal. When the decimal is shown as minutes and seconds, the base 60 minute, 60 second convention is used (60 seconds = 1.00 minutes; 60 minutes = 1.00 degree).

For example:

3 degree, 30 minutes = 3.5 degrees

2 degrees, 45 minutes = 2.75 degrees

4 degrees, 15 minutes = 4.25 degrees

Last edited by CORunner93; 06/08/07 01:38 AM.
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