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If Mexico is at noon and Earth rotates 90° what time would it be in Mexico?

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Final answer:

When it is noon in Mexico, a 90° rotation of Earth, which equals 6 hours of time, would make it 6:00 PM in Mexico.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Mexico is at noon and Earth rotates 90°, we need to calculate the local time in Mexico after this rotation. Knowing that Earth rotates 15° per hour, and thus 90° represents 6 hours of rotation, if it is noon (12:00 PM) before the rotation, 90° later it will be 6:00 PM in Mexico.

This is because Earth rotates from west to east, so as time progresses, each part of the Earth moves into daylight and then away from it as the planet spins.

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