What is the formula for converting longitude difference into time difference?
Correct answer: C. Longitude difference in degrees × four minutes
- A. Longitude difference in degrees × fifteen minutes
- B. Longitude difference in degrees ÷ four
- C. Longitude difference in degrees × four minutes
- D. Longitude difference in degrees × one hour
Explanation
Each degree of longitude equals four minutes of time.
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