97.2k views
2 votes
Your plane leaves Boston (75 W) at 7 am on Saturday, bound for Los Angeles (120 W). The flight takes 5 hours. What is the time and day when you arrive in Los Angeles?

a) Saturday, 12 pm
b) Saturday, 2 pm
c) Saturday, 1 pm
d) Saturday, 11 am

User Disklosr
by
7.7k points

1 Answer

4 votes

Final answer:

The arrival time in Los Angeles is 10 am on Saturday.

Step-by-step explanation:

The time difference between Boston (75 W) and Los Angeles (120 W) is 45 degrees of longitude. Since one hour corresponds to 15 degrees of longitude, the time difference between Boston and Los Angeles is 3 hours.

Given that the flight takes 5 hours, you need to add the flight duration to the departure time. Therefore, the arrival time in Los Angeles would be 10 am on Saturday.

User Calpau
by
8.8k points