The local time of Delhi is 5½ hours ahead of London time and 5 hours behind that of Sydney. If the new York time is 15 hours behind Sydney what is the difference between the local times of new York and London

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let london time be 'x'.
Then time of delhi = x+5.5 hr.
Now sydney time = x+5.5-5 hr.
= x+0.5hr.
Then newyork time
= x-0.5+15
=x+14.5
Therefore it is 14.5 hr. ahead of london.

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The local time of Delhi is 5½ hours ahead of London time and 5 hours behind that of Sydney. If the new York time is 15 hours behind Sydney what is the difference between the local times of new York and London

let london time be 'x'. Then time of delhi = x+5.5 hr. Now sydney time = x+5.5-5 hr. = x+0.5hr. Then newyork time = x-0.5+15 =x+14.5 Therefore it is 14.5 hr. ahead of london.

let london time be 'x'.
Then time of delhi = x+5.5 hr.
Now sydney time = x+5.5-5 hr.
= x+0.5hr.
Then newyork time
= x-0.5+15
=x+14.5
Therefore it is 14.5 hr. ahead of london.