Why is the 88° subtracted in the explanation of this question "What is the longitude of a place where the local time is 1:15 p.m., when it is 4 a.m at Chicago(88 degrees West)?"?
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48° 45'E.
Explanation:
4 AM at Chicago (set to 90°W).
GMT is (6 hrs ahead) 10 AM.
From there 1:15 PM is 3¼ hrs ahead ( east),
= 3¼ X 15°E
= 48° 45'E. Ans
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