QUIZ ON CONVERTING DECIMAL LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES TO DEGREES, MINUTES AND SECONDS

"Hi, Lou! Try out some conversions! Work out the degree-minutes-seconds equivalents of these decimal latitudes and longitudes! After you've done your calculations, press the TELL ME button to see the correct answer!"
SAMPLE PROBLEM:
LAT: minus 73.777°		PROBLEM A:
LAT: 14.5572°		PROBLEM B:
LONG: minus 118.1437°		PROBLEM C:
LAT: minus 7.483°		PROBLEM D:
LONG: 82.214°

WORKSHEET

Press the button to show which problem you are working on :-

Sample Problem. (If you choose this, all the answers will be shown below.)

Problem A.

Problem B.

Problem C.

Problem D.

Enter the decimal number exactly as shown (don't include "positive" or "negative", or the ° symbol).

If it's a latitude, enter N or S; if it's a longitude, enter E or W here :-

Enter your calculated number of degrees here :-

Enter your calculated number of minutes here :-

Enter your calculated number of seconds here :-

Now, enter the complete conversion, including degrees, minutes, seconds, and either N or S (for latitude), or E or W (for longitude). (DON'T PUT THE SYMBOLS FOR DEGREES, MINUTES OR SECONDS.) :-

degrees minutes seconds N or S or E or W

To find out the correct answer, enter the letter of your example (A, B, C or D) here :-

Now, click the "TELL ME" button and look in the message box below.

If the message says"UNDEFINED", click the HELP ME! button!"

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