Exciting Time Zone Challenges!

When it comes to navigating time zones, it can sometimes be a bit tricky to figure out the best time to make a call or schedule an event. In this scenario, you are in Boston for a wedding and need to call your family in Denver at 6pm (Denver time). However, you need to take into account the time difference between the two cities.

Boston is located in the Eastern Standard Time (EST) zone, while Denver is in the Mountain Standard Time (MST) zone. The time difference between these two zones is 2 hours, with Boston being ahead of Denver. This means that if it is 6pm in Denver, it would be 8pm in Boston. So, to make the call from Boston at the same time as 6pm in Denver, you should make the call at 8pm (Boston time) to ensure you catch your family at the right moment!

Traveling across time zones can lead to some interesting calculations when trying to determine arrival times. Imagine leaving Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. at 6am on a Monday for a flight to Honolulu, Hawaii, which has a flight duration of 14.5 hours. The question now becomes: when and what day will you arrive in Hawaii?

By adding the duration of the flight, 14.5 hours, to the departure time of 6am on Monday, you can calculate that your flight will land in Honolulu at 8:30pm on the same Monday. This means you will arrive just in time to enjoy a lovely evening in Hawaii after a long journey!