Chapter 15 Time And Temperature Worksheet Page 7
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TIME AND TEMPERATURE (Chapter 15)
C
DIFFERENCES IN TIME
Calculating the difference between two times
Examples of date notation:
or dates is very important. Time difference
31/12/08
Australia
calculations are frequently made by travellers,
31.12.08
Germany
credit card owners, and businesses.
12.31.08
USA
Dates are often represented using three numbers,
2008-12-31
ISO standard
though the order in which they are written differs
from place to place. In this course we write dates in the form (day)/(month)/(year). So, the
date 13=6=08 is the shorthand way of writing “the thirteenth day of the sixth month (June)
of the year 2008”.
Example 4
Self Tutor
Karaline will turn 17 on 23=4=10. What does this mean?
Karaline’s 17th birthday is on the 23rd of April 2010.
Example 5
Self Tutor
In questions like
How many days is it from April 24th to July 17th?
this we assume
full days.
April has 30 days, so there are 30 ¡ 24 = 6 days
remaining in April.
6
April
May 31
June 30
+ July 17
Total 84 days
EXERCISE 15C
1
Write out in sentence form the meaning of:
Wei joined the club on 17=12=07
Jon arrived on 13=3=06
a
b
Piri is departing for Malaysia on 30=7=10
c
Sam will turn 21 on 28=5=14
d
2
Find the number of days from:
March 11th to April 7th
May 11th to June 23rd
a
b
July 12th to November 6th
September 19th to January 8th
c
d
January 7th to March 16th in a non-leap year
e
February 6th to August 3rd in a leap year
f
6=7=12 to 2=11=12
7=2=13 to 17=5=13
g
h
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