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12.035 Travel times

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Travel times
1

A plane travels from El Paso \left( \text{UTC}-7 \right) at 10 am on Friday on a 13-hour flight to Brazilia \left( \text{UTC}-3 \right).

a

Calculate the time difference between the two cities.

b

Is Brazilia time ahead or behind El Paso time?

c

Determine the time in Brazilia when it is 10 am in El Paso.

d

Determine the time in Brazilia when the plane arrives.

e

Determine the day the plane will arrive in Brazilia.

2

A plane travels from New York \left( \text{UTC}-5 \right) at 8 am on Wednesday on a 10-hour flight to Moscow \left( \text{UTC}+3 \right).

a

Calculate the time difference between the two cities.

b

Is Moscow time ahead or behind New York time?

c

Determine the time in Moscow when it is 8 am in New York.

d

Determine the time in Moscow when the plane arrives.

e

Determine the day the plane will arrive in Moscow.

3

When the time is 5:23 pm in Honolulu, it is 10:23 pm in Miami.

a

How many hours is Miami ahead of Honolulu?

b

Hayley leaves Honolulu at 4:50 pm on Sunday. What time is this in Miami?

c

It takes 19 hours to travel by boat from Honolulu to Miami. Find the local time when Hayley arrives in Miami.

d

What day does Hayley arrive in Miami?

4

Tina looks at her flight details. Her plane leaves at 6:00 am on Wednesday and arrives at her destination at 8:00 pm on Tuesday (local time). The flight will take 12 hours.

Calculate the time difference between her origin and destination.

5

A plane left Airport A at 8:30 pm on Tuesday and landed at Airport B at 9:00 pm (local time) on the same day.

If Airport B is 19 hours behind Airport A, how long did the trip take?

6

The following table displays the departure and flight times for Air China flight \text{CA}994:

Flight NumberAirport CodeDeparture TimeAirport CodeFlight Time
\text{CA}994\text{San Francisco} \\ \text{UTC -8} \text{ (SFO)} \text{1:13 pm}\text{Beijing} \\ \text{UTC +8} \text{ (PEK)} 12 \text{ hours and } \\ 31 \text{ mins.}
a

How many hours is Beijing ahead of San Francisco?

b

What time is it in San Francisco when the flight departs?

c

What time is it in Beijing when the flight departs?

d

How long does the flight take?

e

What time is it in Beijing when the flight arrives?

7

The following table displays the departure and flight times for two Air China flights:

Flight NumberAirport CodeDeparture TimeAirport CodeFlight Time
\text{CA}927\text{Shanghai Pudong} \\ \text{UTC +8} \text{ (PVG)} \text{5:56 pm}\text{Beijing} \\ \text{UTC +8} \text{ (PEK)} 8 \text{ hours and } \\ 31 \text{ mins.}
\text{CA}950\text{Beijing} \\ \text{UTC +8} \text{ (PEK)} \text{7:21 pm}\text{San Francisco} \\ \text{UTC -8} \text{ (SFO)} 14 \text{ hours and } \\ 37 \text{ mins.}
a

Determine the time CA927 arrives in Beijing local time.

b

Determine the time CA950 arrives in San Francisco local time.

8

The following table displays the departure and flight times for three Air China flights:

Flight NumberAirport CodeDeparture TimeAirport CodeFlight Time
\text{CA}994\text{San Francisco} \\ \text{UTC -8} \text{ (SFO)} \text{1:13 pm}\text{Beijing} \\ \text{UTC +8} \text{ (PEK)} 12 \text{ hours and } \\ 31 \text{ mins.}
\text{CA}927\text{Shanghai Pudong} \\ \text{UTC +8} \text{ (PVG)} \text{5:56 pm}\text{Beijing} \\ \text{UTC +8} \text{ (PEK)} 8 \text{ hours and } \\ 31 \text{ mins.}
\text{CA}950\text{Beijing} \\ \text{UTC +8} \text{ (PEK)} \text{7:21 pm}\text{San Francisco} \\ \text{UTC -8} \text{ (SFO)} 14 \text{ hours and } \\ 37 \text{ mins.}
a

Determine the time CA994 arrives in Beijing local time.

b

Determine the time CA927 arrives in Beijing local time.

c

Determine the time CA950 arrives in San Francisco local time.

9

Luke wants to travel from Moscow to Beijing by train. In order to do that he has to board three trains. These trains are shown in the table:

TrainStationDeparture TimeStationArrival Time
1\text{Moscow} \\ \text{UTC +3} \text{8:56 pm} \\ \text{Monday}\text{Novosibrisk} \\ \text{UTC +6} \text{2:29 pm} \\ \text{Wednesday}
2\text{Novosibirsk} \\ \text{UTC +6} \text{1:25 pm} \\ \text{Thursday}\text{Ulaanbaatar} \\ \text{UTC +8} \text{9:47 pm} \\ \text{Friday}
3\text{Ulaanbaatar} \\ \text{UTC +8} \text{6:46 am} \\ \text{Saturday}\text{Beijing} \\ \text{UTC +8} \text{2:27 pm} \\ \text{Sunday}
a

How long does the first train take?

b

How long does the second train take?

c

How long does the third train take?

10

The following table displays train trips across Russia taken by James and Amanda:

TripStationDeparture TimeStationArrival Time
1\text{Novosibirsk} \\ \text{GMT}+6 \text{9:52 am} \\ \text{Friday}\text{Moscow} \\ \text{GMT}+3 \text{1:26 am}\\ \text{Sunday}
2\text{Novosibirsk} \\ \text{GMT}+6 \text{3:18 am}\\ \text{Friday}\text{Irkutsk} \\ \text{GMT}+8 \text{9:42 am}\\ \text{Saturday}
3\text{Irkutsk} \\ \text{GMT}+8 \text{9:57 am}\\ \text{ Saturday}\text{Khabarovsk} \\ \text{GMT}+10 \text{2:14 pm} \\ \text{Sunday}
a

James took the train from Novosibrisk to Moscow. How long did his trip take?

b

Amanda was heading to Khabarovsk. Her first trip was from Novosibrisk to Irkutsk. How long did her first trip take?

c

Amanda's second trip was from Irkutsk to Khabarovsk. How long did this trip take?

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