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The earth rotates 360o of longitude every 24 hours, so it takes 24 ÷ 360 hours to rotate 1o of longitude:
24 ÷ 360 hours = 24/360 hours
= 1/15 hours
= 1/15 x 60 minutes
= 4 minutes
The sun will cross 1o of longitude in the same time that the earth takes to rotate 1o of longitude, namely 4 minutes.
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