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Two towns, A and B, are on the international dateline. What will be the distance between the two towns if town A is located on latitude 40

^0

N and town B is located on latitude 10

^0

N?

8880 kilometers
5550 kilometers
3330 kilometers
2220 kilometers

Solution:

A=40 $^0$ N, B=10 $^0$ N.

difference in latitude

=(40 _10) $^0$ =30 $^0$

since 1 $^0$ =111km ,

30 $^0$ =(111 ×30 )km

=3330 km

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