WAEC Geography 2019 Papers

Concept:Local time advances by 1 hour for every $15^\circ$ of longitude. Places east of the Prime Meridian see later local times.Explanation:Town X is located at $45^\circ$ E, while the reference longitude is $0^\circ$.The difference in longitude is $45^\circ - 0^\circ = 45^\circ$.Each $15^\circ$ of longitude equals 1 hour, so the time difference is $45^\circ \div 15^\circ = 3$ hours.Because Town X lies to the east of $0^\circ$, its local time is ahead of the time at $0^\circ$.When it is noon ($12:00$ p.m.) at $0^\circ$, add the 3-hour difference: $12:00$ p.m. $+ 3$ hours $= 3:00$ p.m.Answer:$3:00$ p.m. (Option C).