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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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105∘ E\text{105}^\circ \text{ E}

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  1. Calculate 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 = 18:00−9:00=918:00 - 9:00 = 9 hours.

  2. 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.

  3. Convert the time difference into a longitude difference.

    The Earth rotates 360∘360^\circ in 24 hours.
    This means 1 hour corresponds to 360∘24=15∘\frac{360^\circ}{24} = 15^\circ of longitude.
    Longitude difference = 9 hours×15∘/hour=135∘9 \text{ hours} \times 15^\circ/\text{hour} = 135^\circ.

  4. Calculate the longitude of Town B.

    Town A is at 30∘30^\circ W.
    Town B is 135∘135^\circ East of Town A.
    Starting from 30∘30^\circ W, moving 30∘30^\circ East brings us to the Prime Meridian (0∘0^\circ).
    Remaining longitude to move East = 135∘−30∘=105∘135^\circ - 30^\circ = 105^\circ.
    Since we have moved past the Prime Meridian, Town B is 105∘105^\circ East of the Prime Meridian.

    Alternatively, using signed longitudes (West is negative, East is positive):
    Longitude of A = −30∘-30^\circ
    Longitude of B = Longitude of A + Longitude difference
    Longitude of B = −30∘+135∘=105∘-30^\circ + 135^\circ = 105^\circ.
    Since the result is positive, it is 105∘105^\circ E.

    The longitude of Town B is 105∘ E\text{105}^\circ \text{ E}.

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