You are living on an area where your meridian is 60 degrees west. A friend of yours lives 60 degrees west of you. The time at your location is 11 am. What is the time at his location? a. 2 pm. b. 6 pm. c. 7 am. d. 3 am.
You are living on an area where your meridian is 60 degrees west. A friend of yours lives 60 degrees west of you. The time at your location is 11 am. What is the time at his location? a. 2 pm. b. 6 pm. c. 7 am. d. 3 am.
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You are living on an area where your meridian is 60 degrees west. A friend of yours lives 60 degrees west of you. The time at your location is 11 am. What is the time at his location?
a. 2 pm.
b. 6 pm.
c. 7 am.
d. 3 am.
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360 and divide it by 24 =15. That is 15 degrees which means that every hour the sun will move 15 degrees towards the west.
s the number of degrees difference between 60 deg west Longitude and 60 degrees West Longitude 60+60=120 degrees.
now divide 120 by 15= 8hrs
11–8=3AM at 60 deg.
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