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12.025 Australian time zones

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Time zones in Australia
1

Consider the map below:

a

Determine the time in Perth when it is 6:42 pm in Hobart.

b

Complete the table to show the equivalent time in each state:

Western Australia (WA)South Australia (SA)Queensland (QLD)
6:15
11:45
10:15
5:25
c

Complete the following table to show the equivalent time in each time zone:

WSTCSTEST
5:25
5:11
12:25
7:17
2

If it is 4:00 pm Daylight Savings Time (DST) in South Australia (SA), determine the time in:

a

New South Wales (NSW).

b

Western Australia (WA).

c

Queensland.

d

Northern Territory (NT).

3

Australia is divided into 3 time zones:

  • AEST (Eastern Standard Time) encompasses QLD, NSW, the ACT, VIC and TAS.

  • ACST (Central Standard Time) encompasses the NT and SA, and is half an hour behind AEST.

  • AWST (Western Standard Time) encompasses WA and is two hours behind AEST.

a

If it is 12:10 am AEST, determine the following, giving your answers in 24-hour time:

i

The time in ACST.

ii

The time in AWST.

b

If it is 1:16 pm in ACST, determine the time in AWST.

4

Han and Amelia board a train at 8:52 pm on Thursday from Sydney, New South Wales towards Adelaide, South Australia.

a

They arrived in Adelaide, South Australia on 6:48 pm Friday. Determine the duration of their train trip.

b

Han boards a train from Adelaide, South Australia at 8:43 pm on Friday to Darwin, Northern Territory. He arrives at 8:11 pm Saturday. Determine the duration of his trip.

c

Amelia boards a train from Adelaide, South Australia at 7:53 pm Friday towards Perth, Western Australia. She arrives at 10:54 am. Determine the duration of her train trip.

5

The map below shows the time zones across the Australian States in standard time and daylight saving time:

Calculate the flight times of the following trips:

a

The airplane leaves Broome Airport in Western Australia at 7:30 pm and arrives at Albury (operating on daylight savings time) Airport in Victoria at 3:52 am.

b

The airplane leaves Albury Airport in Victoria at 7:14 pm and arrives at Adelaide Airport in South Australia (operating on daylight savings time) at 9:10 pm.

c

The airplane leaves Adelaide Airport in South Australia at 9:53 am and arrives at Broome Airport in Western Australia(operating in daylight savings time) at 3:41 pm.

6

If it is 16:14 in Sydney in Daylight Savings Time, determine the time it would be in Eastern Standard Time.

7

Determine the time it would be in Eastern Standard Time for the following:

a

2:49 am in Sydney in Daylight Savings Time.

b

11:50 pm in Sydney in Daylight Savings Time.

8

If it is 14:35 in Sydney in Eastern Standard Time, determine the time it would be in Daylight Savings Time.

9

Determine the time it would be in Daylight Saving Time for the following:

a

9:45 am in Sydney in Eastern Standard Time.

b

5:13 pm in Sydney in Eastern Standard Time.

10

If it is 4 am in standard time, what time is it in daylight savings time (DST)?

11

If it is 8 am in daylight savings time (DST), what time is it in standard time?

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