Express 25.17° as degrees and minutes. Round the answer to the nearest minute.
To express 25.17° as degrees and minutes, we need to convert the decimal portion (0.17) to minutes.
Since there are 60 minutes in a degree, we can multiply 0.17 by 60 to find the equivalent in minutes:
0.17 x 60 = 10.2
Rounding 10.2 to the nearest minute gives us 10 minutes.
Therefore, 25.17° is equivalent to 25° 10'.