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Town A is located at 30 degrees West longitude. When it is 9:00 am in Town A, it is 6:00 pm in Town B. What is the longitude of Town B?
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4 stepsCalculate the time difference between Town A and Town B.
Time in Town A = 9:00 am
Time in Town B = 6:00 pm
To find the difference, convert 6:00 pm to 24-hour format, which is 18:00.
Time difference = hours.Determine the direction of Town B relative to Town A.
Since the time in Town B (6:00 pm) is later than the time in Town A (9:00 am), Town B is located to the East of Town A.
Convert the time difference into a longitude difference.
The Earth rotates in 24 hours.
This means 1 hour corresponds to of longitude.
Longitude difference = .Calculate the longitude of Town B.
Town A is at W.
Town B is East of Town A.
Starting from W, moving East brings us to the Prime Meridian ().
Remaining longitude to move East = .
Since we have moved past the Prime Meridian, Town B is East of the Prime Meridian.Alternatively, using signed longitudes (West is negative, East is positive):
Longitude of A =
Longitude of B = Longitude of A + Longitude difference
Longitude of B = .
Since the result is positive, it is E.The longitude of Town B is .
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