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8.035 Applications of international time zones

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The rugby World Cup final is broadcast live across the world. One particular year it was held in Wales and the game started at $4$4 pm local time. Where Beth lives, it is $17$17 hours behind Wales. At what time did the game start in her local time?

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A company wants to set up a business meeting between four of its employees. The employees are in the following cities: Cairo (UTC +2), Amsterdam (UTC +1), London (UTC 0), Perth (UTC +8).

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An astronomer in Beirut observes a solar flare at $11$11 pm local time (UTC +3).

At what local time would his colleague in Pretoria have seen the same flare if his time zone is UTC +2?

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Outcomes

ACMEM162

understand the link between longitude and time

ACMEM164

solve problems involving Greenwich Mean Time and the International Date Line

ACMEM165

find time differences between two places on Earth

ACMEM166

solve problems associated with time zones; for example, internet and phone usage

ACMEM167

solve problems relating to travelling east and west, incorporating time zone changes

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