When it is 8:00 a.m. in Damascus, it is 4:00 p.m. in Vladivostok. If your plane departs from Vladivostok at 10:45 a.m. local time and lands in Damascus at 12:30 p.m. local time, how long was the flight?a.1 hour, 45 minutesb.5 hours, 45 minutesc.9 hours, 45 minutesd.13 hours, 45 minutes

Vladivostok is 8 hours ahead of Damascus: when it is 4:00 p.m. in Vladivostok, it is 8:00 a.m. in Damascus. So a 10:45 a.m. departure in Vladivostok is 2:45 a.m. in Damascus. From 2:45 a.m. to the 12:30 p.m. arrival is 9 hours and 45 minutes, so the correct choice is 9 hours, 45 minutes.

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