ok, how about this. Now that I have gotten into degrees, I have fractions of degrees that I can show on the LCD by outputing the 1 and 0 bit of the degree measurement. In order to convert these two bits into minutes, I have to be able to combine the 1 and 0 bits as one integer and multiply by 60. Again, this has probably already been mentioned before but I still can't find it in the search function. Thanks.

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I know this is a beginner's question, but I will bet that you all were beginners at one point as well so take it easy on me please. thanks!!!