[header] How to convert latitude and longitude units from degrees to decimal forms [title] Obtain the number of minutes on top of 0 the object is. [step] If the item is located at 35 degrees and 2 minutes write down 35 * 2'. [substeps] Be sure to write down a decimal point (. 
) to the right of the degrees portion you wrote on the one side of the paper. [title] Divide that number of minutes you obtained by 60.