Convert 48°36'12" to the nearest thousandth of a degree

48 degrees remains

divide minutes by 60

36/60 = 0.6

then divide seconds by 3600

12/3600=0.003 ( to nearest thousandth)

now add them all up

48 +0.6 + 0.003 = 48.603 degrees

b

step-by-step explanation:

a difference is the result of subtraction. while each of these expressions has subtraction in it, a difference will be the result when subtraction is the last operation applied in the order of operations for the expression. this means subtraction must be outside of the parenthesis. only b has this.