2016 · Q32
Perth located on 118° East Longitude will be celebrating New Year event on 1st of January 2017 at 6:00 AM. At that time, what would be the time at Los Angeles located on 110° West Longitude?
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- A9:12 PM of 1st January 2017
- B2:48 PM of 31st December 2016
- C11:40 PM of 31st December 2016
- D5:28 AM of 1st January 2017
Explanation
Perth (118E) and Los Angeles (110W) differ by 228 degrees of longitude, equal to 15 hours 12 minutes of time. Los Angeles lies to the east across the date line reckoning, i.e., behind Perth, so 6:00 AM on 1 January minus 15:12 gives 2:48 PM on 31 December 2016. Hence option (B) is correct.