If it is 6 am at 30 degrees W, what time is it at 120 degrees W?
Each 15 degrees of longitude encompasses about one hour of time. Divide the difference between 120 and 30 by 15 to find your answer.
Does this mean to subtract 6 hours from 6 am making it 12:00 pm? Please help I thought it was 1:00 am
To find the time difference, subtract the longitude of 30 degrees W from the longitude of 120 degrees W. In this case, the difference is 90 degrees.
Next, divide the difference by 15, since each 15 degrees of longitude represents one hour of time.
90 degrees divided by 15 equals 6 hours.
Therefore, if it is 6 am at 30 degrees W, it would be 6 hours ahead at 120 degrees W.
Add the 6 hours to 6 am, and the answer is 12 pm (noon), not 1 am.