Pre-Algebra, Student Edition
Pre-Algebra, Student Edition
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ISBN: 9780078885150
Author: McGraw-Hill
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
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Chapter CSB1.12, Problem 3E
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To choose: The correct term to determine the degree of precision in minutes or hours.

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hours

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Given: On a cruise, the length of a tour on an island.

One degree is equal to 364,000 feet

1 minute is equal to 6,068 feet

So, 60 minutes = 364,000 feet

It means if the length of a tour on an island is 1 degree then it would be 60 minutes.

But 60 minutes = 1 hour

It means one degree is equal to 1 hour.

So, best choose from minute or hour is hour.

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