Question

Juan is going to take a flight from Orlando, Florida, to Los Angeles, California.

The flight leaves Orlando at 9:15 a.m. Orlando time and arrives in Los Angeles
at 1:20 p.m.Los Angeles time. If Orlando is in the eastern time zone and Los
Angeles is in the Pacific time zone, how long is the flight? Use the following to
help you answer the question 12:00 p.m. eastern time = 11:00 a.m. central
time = 10:00 a.m. mountain time = 9:00 a.m. Pacific time.
A. 7 h 05 min
B. 5 h 15 min
C. 3 h 15 min
D. 4 h 15 min

Answer 1

The correct option is A:

A) Time of flight = 7 hours 5 minutes

Explanation:

If

For eastern time zone, t = 12:00 pm

Then, pacific time zone , t = 9:00 am

Which means the pacific time lags 3 hours to eastern time

Time of departure = 9:15 am (eastern time)

TIme of arrival = 1:20 pm (pacific time)

Either convert both of them into eastarn time zone or pacific time zone to find the time of the flight. The answer for both will be the same.

Converting both in pacific time zone.

Time of arrival = 1:20 pm (pacific time)

Time of departure = (9:15 am (eastern time) - 3 hours) (pacific time)

Time of departure = 6:15am (pacific time)

Time of flight = Time of arrival - Time of departure

Time of flight = 1:20pm - 6:15am

Time of flight = 7 hours 5 minutes