Question: You set your ship\'s chronometer to Greenwich time and set sail. After

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Question: You set your ship's chronometer to Greenwich time and set sail. After sailing for several days at exactly high noon when the sun is at its apex your chronometer reads 2:00 PM. Where are you?

a.)30 degrees west longitude or approximately 2000 mile west of Greenwich.

b.)15 degrees east longitude or approximately 1000 miles east of Greenwich.

c.)30 degrees east latitude or approximately 2000 miles east of your destination.

d.)30 degrees east longitude or approximately 2000 miles east of Greenwich.

**if u could please also explain it a little..I don't understand this at all

Many thanks!

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a.)30 degrees west longitude or approximately 2000 mile west of Greenwich.

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