Question

Moshad a town in Iran is located on 60 degree east longitude when it is 12 noon at Greenwich calculate the local time of mashad town​

Answer 1

Explanation:

As we move towards the east of the prime meridian ,the local time increases by 4 minutes for every longitude .

The between the longitudes of Greenwich and Mashad

=60°

Difference in local time=60 × 4

=240÷60m

=4 minutes

this implies that the time at Mashad would be 11:06

Answer 2

Local time in Moshad is 4 Pm.

Explanation:

• As we move towards the east of the Prime Meridian, the local time increases by four minutes for every longitude.
• The difference between Moshad and the longitudes of Greenwich is 60°.
• Therefore difference in the local time is
• $60^\circ\times 4=240\ min$
• In hours,  $\frac{240}{60}=4\ hours$
• Hence, local time in Moshad is 4 Pm.

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