SOLUTION: The Pacific Standard Time (PST) in Los Angeles is 3 hours earlier than the Eastern Standard Time (EST) in New York. A plane leaves Los Angeles at 5:30 P.M. PST and arrives in New

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Question 196990: The Pacific Standard Time (PST) in Los Angeles is 3 hours earlier than the Eastern Standard Time (EST) in New York. A plane leaves Los Angeles at 5:30 P.M. PST and arrives in New York City at 12:45 A.M. EST. How long did the flight take?
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4 hours 15 minutes
If PST is 3 hours earlier than EST you add 3 to the PST time which is 5:30 which equals 8:30 so you subtract that from 12:30 and you get 4 hours and 15 min.