Question

Alec lives in New York City; his cousin Bonnie lives in Los Angeles, California. It is 3 hours earlier in Los Angeles than in New York City. Alec went to the show at 8:50 p.m. and returned 23 hours later. What time was it in "L.A." when Alec called Bonnie after the show?

Answer 1

Alec went to the show at: 8:50 pm

If he returned 23 hours after, that means he returnes 1 days (24 hours) minus 1 hour, after.

So he came back the next day at: 7:50 pm.

Alec lives in NYC and Bonnie in LA.

If in LA it is 3 hours earlier than in NYC, we substract 3 hours from the NYC time:

7:50 pm - 3 hours = 4:50 pm

Answer: The time in LA was 4:50 pm