Question

London, England, is located at 0° longitude. Write integers for the locations of New York, whose longitude is 74° west, and Tokyo, whose longitude is 140° east. Assume that east is the positive direction.

a. New York: -74, Tokyo: 140
b. New York: 74, Tokyo: -140
c. New York: -140, Tokyo: 74
d. New York: 140, Tokyo: -74

Answer 1

New York: -74, Tokyo: 140. Hence the correct answer is option A

Step-by-step explanation:

New York, located at 74° west, would have a negative integer for its longitude, so the correct answer is a. New York: -74. Similarly, Tokyo, located at 140° east, would have a positive integer for its longitude, so the correct answer is a. Tokyo: 140.