ECZ 2010 · O-Level Paper 1 — Earth Geometry

A match is scheduled to kick off at exactly 15 00 hours local time at Q. What will be the kick off time at P?

  • A. 19 12 hours
  • B. 11 48 hours
  • C. 10 48 hours
  • D. 13 12 hours

Verified working — step 1

The longitude difference is 63°, and each degree is 4 minutes: 63 x 4 = 252 minutes = 4 hours 12 minutes. P lies west of Q, so it is behind: 15 00 - 4 12 = …

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