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La máxima diferencia de tiempo que puede haber entre la hora legal o de huso (Hz) y la hora civil del lugar (HCl) de cualquier punto del huso horario donde estemos es de:The greatest possible difference between zone time and local civil time at any point of the zone we are in is:

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Correct answer: a) 30 minutes.

Why it is correct

From the centre to the edge of a zone is 7.5º, which is 30 minutes.

Why the others are not

  • b) That is the whole zone width.
  • c) That is half the maximum.
  • d) Those are the degrees, not the minutes.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Half a zone: 30 minutes.

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