Question

What is the longitude of a place where the local time is 1:15 p.m., when it is 4:00 a.m. at Chicago (88°W)?

Answer 1

The time difference between the two places is 9 hours and 15 minutes or 540+15= 555 minutes So the longitudinal difference will be 555/4 = 138.75⁰ degrees. So the longitude of the required place will be 50° 45' E i.e. it will cover 88° from west to 0° and 50° 45 east from 0° or Greenwich line.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

So the longitude of the required place will be 50° 45′ E i.e. it will cover 88° from west to 0° and 50° 45 east from 0° or Greenwich line