Find Central Standard Time

mathdad

mathdad

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The current time is 12 noon CST. What time (CST) will it be 12,997 hours from now?

Solution:

Dividing 12,997 by 24 hours, I get
541.5416666667. I can round this off to
542 days. How do I find the TIME it will be 542 days from the given 12 noon Central Standard Time?

Thank you.
 
mathdad said:
The current time is 12 noon CST. What time (CST) will it be 12,997 hours from now?

Solution:

Dividing 12,997 by 24 hours, I get
541.5416666667. I can round this off to
542 days. How do I find the TIME it will be 542 days from the given 12 noon Central Standard Time?

Thank you.
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What time will it be exactly 542 days from "now"? (This is easy.)

How many hours earlier or later than that will the 12,997 hours end?

Then adjust the time accordingly.

(I would use 541 rather than 542, but that's because I'm familiar with the ideas here. You can get the answer from your starting point, too.)
 
Dr.Peterson said:
What time will it be exactly 542 days from "now"? (This is easy.)

How many hours earlier or later than that will the 12,997 hours end?

Then adjust the time accordingly.

(I would use 541 rather than 542, but that's because I'm familiar with the ideas here. You can get the answer from your starting point, too.)
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Let me see.

12,997 hours ÷ 24 hours = 541 days with 13 hours left over.

12 noon + 13 hours = 1 am.

I say the CST = 1 am.
 
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