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
o a
o b
o c
o d

Explanation:

Step1: Convert Vladivostok departure time to Damascus time

When it's 8:00 am in Damascus, it's 4:00 pm (16:00) in Vladivostok. So the time difference: Damascus is behind Vladivostok by \(16 - 8 = 8\) hours? Wait, no, let's re - calculate. If Vladivostok time is 4:00 pm (16:00) when Damascus is 8:00 am (8:00), then the time difference is \(16 - 8=8\) hours (Vladivostok is ahead of Damascus by 8 hours). So when the plane departs from Vladivostok at 10:45 am (Vladivostok time), the Damascus time at departure is \(10:45 - 8\) hours. \(10 - 8 = 2\), so 2:45 am (Damascus time).

Step2: Calculate flight duration

The plane lands in Damascus at 12:30 pm (12:30) local time. The departure time in Damascus time is 2:45 am. To find the duration, we calculate the time from 2:45 am to 12:30 pm. From 2:45 am to 12:45 pm is 10 hours, but it's 12:30 pm, so 10 hours - 15 minutes=9 hours and 45 minutes.

Answer:

C. 9 hours, 45 minutes