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When it is 4:00 a.m. in Halifax, it is 1:00 p.m. in Karachi, and when it is 9:00 a.m. in Karachi, it is 5:00 a.m. in Warsaw. Mary left Halifax to fly to Karachi, but she accidentally left her watch on Warsaw time. According to Mary’s watch, she left Halifax at 9:40 p.m. on Monday. The local time when she arrived at Karachi was 3:00 p.m. Tuesday. How long was Mary’s flight?a.9 hours, 20 minutesb.13 hours, 20 minutesc.14 hours, 20 minutesd.17 hours, 20 minutes

Ron placed a grilled cheese sandwich, a sneaker, a pinecone, and a dog collar together on a scale. The sandwich weighs 0.462 lb, the sneaker weighs 290.87 g, the pinecone weighs 0.0000453 ton, and the dog collar weighs 0.246 kg. There are 2.20462 pounds in one kilogram. How many ounces do all of these objects weigh in total?

Place the following temperatures in order from coldest to hottest: -8°C, 10°C, -5°F, 40°F

Kari is on a trip to Italy. She has made a list of cities she would like to tour while she is there, as well as how much she expects it will cost her (between transportation, admission, souvenirs, and so on) to see each one. The prices are listed in either US dollars ($) or euros (€). Kari has a budget of $585 set aside for sightseeing.ItemCostCurrencyTour of the Vatican68.77€Tour of Rome95.41€Tour of Naples71.06$Tour of Venice113.38$Tour of Milan49.69€She would also like to tour Genoa as well, which would cost her €60.85. If the conversion rate of US dollars to euros at the time of Kari’s visit is 1:0.6859, how will this affect her budget? Round all dollar values to the nearest cent.

The exchange rate between non-fixed currencies continuously fluctuates. The following table shows the exchange rate of pounds sterling to the Israeli new shekel (plural shekalim) over a period of six days. Day £:INS Monday 1:6.0333 Tuesday 1:5.8594 Wednesday 1:5.7012 Thursday 1:5.9462 Friday 1:6.1715 Saturday 1:6.0896 Nate has £88.65 to convert into shekalim. The currency exchange he is using charges an 8% fee after the currency conversion has occured. About how many more shekalim will Nate receive if he makes his trade on the day with the most favorable exchange rate than if he makes his trade on the day with the least favorable exchange rate?

Rachel weighed her two cats, Tiger and Mittens. Tiger weighed 10.91 pounds, and Mittens weighed 178.08 ounces. Which cat is heavier, and how many pounds heavier is she?

While staying in Jerusalem, Israel, you decide to visit three other cities: Tel Aviv, Holon, and Ra’anana. The following table shows the costs associated with traveling to and from each city, with all costs listed in Israeli new shekalim (NIS). Origin and Destination Cost (NIS) Jerusalem to Tel Aviv 269 Jerusalem to Holon 201 Jerusalem to Ra’anana 281 Tel Aviv to Jerusalem 235 Tel Aviv to Holon 263 Tel Aviv to Ra’anana 203 Holon to Jerusalem 150 Holon to Tel Aviv 198 Holon to Ra’anana 290 Ra’anana to Jerusalem 176 Ra’anana to Tel Aviv 234 Ra’anana to Holon 218 You can choose to visit these cities in any order, but you will start and end your trip in Jerusalem. If you have a budget of NIS 900, which of the following routes are possible? I. Jerusalem Tel Aviv Ra’anana Holon Jerusalem II. Jerusalem Holon Tel Aviv Ra’anana Jerusalem III. Jerusalem Ra’anana Tel Aviv Holon Jerusalem

When it is 11:30 a.m. in Dublin, it is 2:30 p.m. in Moscow. How far ahead of Dublin is Moscow?a.3 hoursb.5 hoursc.9 hoursd.15 hours

Of the following approximate conversions of Fahrenheit into Celsius, which is most accurate?

Jun, who lives in the United States, is on a trip to South America. He is going first to Argentina, where the currency is the Argentine peso ($), then to Bolivia, where the currency is the Bolivian boliviano (Bs.). As he is traveling from Argentina to Bolivia, he finds that he has the equivalent of US $671 in pesos, which he wishes to convert to bolivianos. If, at the time of Jun’s exchange, the exchange rate of the US dollar to the Argentine peso is 1:3.8056 and the exchange rate of the Argentine peso to the Bolivian boliviano is 1:1.8903, how many bolivianos does Jun have? Round all currencies to two decimal places.

Arrange the following units in order from smallest to greatest: ounce, pound, gram, kilogram

Jennifer has built a shelf which can safely support 16.40 pounds. If there are 2.20462 pounds in a kilogram, how many kilograms can Jennifer’s shelf support?

Hillary has just returned to the United States from a trip to northern Europe, where she visited Sweden and Finland. The table below shows some of the purchases and expenses she had before and during her trip, as well as their costs. The transactions took place in US dollars ($), euros (€), or Swedish krona (kr, plural kronor).ItemCostCurrencyBoots601.84krCar rental26.88€Phrase book20.41€Plane ticket877.62$Souvenirs725.36krGuidebook36.83$During Hillary’s trip, the exchange rate of US dollars to euros was 1:0.7936, and the exchange rate of euros to Swedish kronor was 1:10.1069. How much did Hillary spend in total, measured in US dollars? Round all currency values to two decimal places.