Question

The Earth takes 24 hours to complete one rotation that is to cover 360 degree of longitude. So to cover one degree of longitude it will take --------------- minutes.

Answer 1

the answer is 4 mins

Answer 2

Answer:

4 Minutes

Explanation:

Use a ratio to find the answer.  First convert your hours to minutes.

24 hours is 1440 minutes.  So it take 1440 minutes to spin 360 degrees.

1440 min       X min

-------------  =  ------------

360 deg         1 deg

Cross multiply to solve for X.  Since X is already on one side of the equation by itself, you only need to divide 1440 by 360.

That equals 4 minutes.