Question

Calculate the longitude of a place where the local time is 8.00 am when the time at Greenwich is 5.56 pm​

Answer 1

Answer:

Assuming you are in Tema in the greater Accra, the longitude is 0 degree (Greenwich Meridian). The earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours. This follows thatin every hour, it covers 15 degrees. 1 hour is 60 minutes. The time difference in your question between local time (8.00 am) and Accra (5.56 am) is 124 minutes. Therefore, to find the longitude degrees, multiply 15 degrees and 124 minutes. Divide the result by 60 minutes. This give you 31 degrees approximate. This roughly translates to 31 degrees longitude in Nairobi.