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A football match being played at Sao Paulo, Brazil started in India at 6 am IST. Explain what would be the local time at Sao Paulo?
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Solution
- Statement: For any longitude lying to the west of particular longitude, the local time decreases by 4 minutes for every longitude. (Sao Paulo is located to the west of India)
- The difference between the longitudes of Sao Paulo and India = 127°30'.
- Difference in local time = 127.5 × 4 = 510 minutes = 510 minutes ÷ 60 minutes = 8 hours 30 minutes.
- Thus, if it is 6 a.m. at India, it would be 9.30 p.m. of the previous day at Sao Paulo. Therefore, if a football match being played at Sao Paulo, Brazil started in India at 6 a.m. IST, the local time at Sao Paulo would be 9.30 p.m. of previous day.
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