ECZ 2021 · GCE Paper 1 — Earth Geometry
The diagram shows towns A, B and C on the earth's surface, where NACS is the prime meridian, A is on longitude 0° and B is on longitude 30°W. If the local time at A is 10 30 hours, find the local time at B.
- A. 12 30 hours
- B. 06 30 hours
- C. 08 30 hours
- D. 10 30 hours
Verified working — step 1
Two facts: every 15° of longitude is 1 hour (4 minutes per degree), and a place further WEST is BEHIND in time.The full step-by-step working and final answer, plus the video lesson for this topic, are included with Premium — checked against ECZ marking standards.
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