What does 240 degrees and 30 minutes equal?
Group of answer choices
240 25 degrees
240 75 degrees
240 50 degrees
None of the above
240 15 degrees
240 degrees and 30 minutes would equal 240.5 degrees. However, none of the answer choices provided match this exact value.
To convert degrees and minutes to a single degree measurement, you need to add the degrees and the minutes together. In this case, 240 degrees and 30 minutes would equal 240 degrees + 30 minutes = 240 degrees and 30 minutes. Therefore, the correct answer would be "None of the above" as none of the given choices match the correct measurement of 240 degrees and 30 minutes.
To convert minutes to degrees, divide the minutes by 60.
In this case, we have 240 degrees and 30 minutes.
Divide the 30 minutes by 60 to convert it to degrees:
30/60 = 0.5 degrees
Add the converted minutes to the original degrees:
240 + 0.5 = 240.5
Therefore, 240 degrees and 30 minutes equal 240.5 degrees.
However, none of the answer choices provided match this result.