Question

When it is 8:00 a.m. in Damascus, it is 4:00 p.m. in Vladivostok. If your plane departs from Vladivostok at 10:45 a.m. local time and lands in Damascus at 12:30 p.m. local time, how long was the flight?
a.
1 hour, 45 minutes
b.
5 hours, 45 minutes
c.
9 hours, 45 minutes
d.
13 hours, 45 minutes


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

C

Vladivostok is 8 hours ahead of Damascus (when Damascus is 8:00, Vladivostok is 16:00).
10:45 a.m. in Vladivostok = 2:45 a.m. in Damascus.
From 2:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. is 9 hours 45 minutes.