Question

A plane leaves Singapore airport at 07:45 to fly to Sydney. The plane flies at an average speed of 757.2 km/h. The distance from Singapore to Sydney is 6310 km. The time in Sydney is 2 hours ahead of Singapore time. Calculate the local time when the plane arrives in Sydney. Give your answer in the form hours:minutes using the 24-hour clock.​

Answer 1

18:19

Step-by-step explanion:
To solve this problem, we need to first calculate the time it takes for the plane to fly from Singapore to Sydney:

Time = Distance ÷ Speed

Time = 6310 km ÷ 757.2 km/h

Time ≈ 8.34 hours

This is the time it takes to fly from Singapore to Sydney in Singapore time. However, we need to convert this time to Sydney time, which is 2 hours ahead of Singapore time. Therefore, the local time when the plane arrives in Sydney is:

Time in Sydney = Singapore time + 2 hours + Flight time

Time in Sydney = 07:45 + 2 hours + 8.34 hours

Time in Sydney = 18:19

Therefore, the local time when the plane arrives in Sydney is 18:19 using the 24-hour clock.