Here we will explain, calculate, and show you what fraction of a circle 279 degrees is. More specifically, if you draw two lines from the center of a circle, creating 279 degrees, what will the area between the lines be as a fraction of the whole circle?
A full turn on a circle is 360 degrees. Therefore, to calculate what fraction of a circle any number of degrees is, you can simply put the number of degrees over 360.
When we put 279 over 360 and simplify if necessary, we get the answer to "What fraction of a circle is 279 degrees?" as follows:
degrees/360 = fraction
279/360 = 31/40
279 degrees = 31/40
Below is an illustration showing you what 279 degrees and 31/40 of a circle looks like.
To create the illustration above showing you 279 degrees, we first drew a circle and then drew two lines from the center, separated by 279 degrees. The slice that the two lines create inside the circle is 31/40 of the circle.
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