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15 Broken Clock

Basic Concepts Time difference

Time difference is the result of the Earth’s rotation around its North-South
axis once every 24 hours.
The following table shows the time differences between Seoul and several
other cities around the world.

Seoul Sydney New York London Paris Beijing
January 1st January 1st January 1st
January 1st December 31st January 1st
12 pm 4 am 11 am
2 pm 10 pm 3 am
0 8 1
2 14 9

Example The following world clocks are seen at Los Angeles International
Airport. When it is November 10th, 10 am in Sydney, what are the
local time and date in Toronto?

Seoul Sydney Moscow Toronto Los Angeles

August 30th August 30th August 30th August 30th August 29th
3 pm 5 pm 10 am 2 am 11 pm

Class Notes

The local time in Sydney is hours ahead of Seoul. The local time in

Toronto, on the other hand, is hours behind Seoul.

Therefore, the local time in Toronto is hours behind Sydney.

When it is November 10th, 10 am in Sydney, it is (month) (date)
(am, pm) in Toronto.

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