Asked by Rhonda
A person begins work at 9:00am on the east cost and ends their shift at 1:00 am on the pacific coast. How many hours did they work?
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Answered by
Ms. Sue
The Pacific Coast time is 3 hours later than the Eastern Zone. So at 1:00 am in the Pacific zone, it's 10 p.m. on the east coast.
That looks like an 11-hour shift.
That looks like an 11-hour shift.
Answered by
Reiny
American east coast or Canadian east coast
there is a difference
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://hawaii.hawaii.edu/math/Courses/Math100/Chapter3/TimeZonesUSA.png&imgrefurl=http://hawaii.hawaii.edu/math/Courses/Math100/Chapter3/Notes/TimeZonesUSA.htm&h=500&w=800&sz=343&tbnid=e8yWKv39LDU9LM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtime%2Bzones%2Bnorth%2Bamerica&hl=en&usg=__JfKTWFgBRj-EieEQckSrCDXekSk=&ei=WCAvSuLYCJ7cMOyb5PsJ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=4&ct=image
there is a difference
http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://hawaii.hawaii.edu/math/Courses/Math100/Chapter3/TimeZonesUSA.png&imgrefurl=http://hawaii.hawaii.edu/math/Courses/Math100/Chapter3/Notes/TimeZonesUSA.htm&h=500&w=800&sz=343&tbnid=e8yWKv39LDU9LM:&tbnh=89&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtime%2Bzones%2Bnorth%2Bamerica&hl=en&usg=__JfKTWFgBRj-EieEQckSrCDXekSk=&ei=WCAvSuLYCJ7cMOyb5PsJ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=4&ct=image
Answered by
Ms. Sue
Oops! My math is way off!
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. is 13 hours -- not 11 hours.
And Reiny is right -- to which east coast do you refer?
9 a.m. to 10 p.m. is 13 hours -- not 11 hours.
And Reiny is right -- to which east coast do you refer?
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