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Time Management and Time Zones

11 questions with answers and video solutions. Try each one before revealing the answer.

1
Convert 3.75\displaystyle 3.75 hours into hours and minutes.
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2
Convert 2\displaystyle 2 hours 18\displaystyle 18 minutes into decimal hours.
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3
A flight leaves at 0940\displaystyle 0940 local time and takes 5\displaystyle 5 hours 35\displaystyle 35 minutes.
The destination is 2\displaystyle 2 hours ahead.
Calculate the local time of arrival.
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4
Glasgow is on GMT. Tokyo is 9\displaystyle 9 hours ahead of Glasgow.
A meeting starts at 0800\displaystyle 0800 local time in Tokyo.
Calculate the time in Glasgow when the meeting starts.
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5
A ship leaves the UK at 0700\displaystyle 0700 UK time and the crossing takes 96\displaystyle 96 hours.
The destination port is 4\displaystyle 4 hours behind UK time.
Calculate the local time of arrival.
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6
An office in Edinburgh is open from 0900\displaystyle 0900 until 1700\displaystyle 1700.
A colleague in New York, 5\displaystyle 5 hours behind, works from 0900\displaystyle 0900 until 1700\displaystyle 1700 local time.
Calculate the number of hours during which both are at work.
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7
2018 P1 Q9
3 Marks

Steven flew to Hong Kong to start a new job.
The flight included a stop in Doha.
He flew from Edinburgh to Doha then from Doha to Hong Kong.

  • The flight from Edinburgh to Doha took 6 hours 35 minutes.
  • The flight from Doha to Hong Kong took 7 hours 20 minutes.

Hong Kong is 8 hours ahead of Edinburgh.
Steven's plane took off from Edinburgh at 9:15 am local time.
It landed in Hong Kong at 8:50 am local time.

How long was the stop in Doha?

8
2019 P1 Q9(a)
1 Mark

After a meeting in Beijing, Jennifer flies home to London via Amsterdam.

The plane leaves Beijing on 3 February at 12:15 local time.

The plane lands in Amsterdam on 3 February at 18:00 local time.

Beijing is 7 hours ahead of Amsterdam.

(a) Calculate the time taken for Jennifer's flight from Beijing to Amsterdam.
Give your answer in hours and minutes.

9
2021 P1 Q9
3 Marks

Gillian flew from Aberdeen to Caracas via Paris. She got on the aircraft in Aberdeen at 06:05 local time. She was off the aircraft in Paris for 1 hour 15 minutes. She got off the aircraft at Caracas at 15:30 local time.

Paris is 1 hour ahead of Aberdeen.
Caracas is 5 hours behind Paris.

Calculate the total time she was on the aircraft.

10
2023 P2 Q8(c)
3 Marks

Jacqueline owns shops in Edinburgh, New York and Dubai.

Jacqueline wants an item sent from her Dubai shop to her New York shop.

It will be sent from her Dubai shop at 8:45 am local time on 24 November.

The expected delivery time is 90 hours.

New York is 5 hours behind Edinburgh.
Dubai is 4 hours ahead of Edinburgh.

(c) Determine the local time and date the item is expected to arrive at her New York shop.

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2025 P2 Q7(a)
3 Marks

James travelled from Southampton to New York by ship.
It took 180 hours to sail from Southampton to New York.
The local time in New York is 5 hours behind the local time in Southampton.
The ship arrives in New York at 04:00 on 18 November.

(a) Calculate the date and local time that the ship left Southampton.

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