What is the time difference between Pacific time and Eastern time?

Pacific time is 2 hours earlier

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Pacific time is 3 hours later

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Pacific time is 2 hours later

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Pacific time is 3 hours earlier

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Solution

The correct option is D Pacific time is 3 hours earlier
Eastern time is used as the standard time for the east coast of North America and it is 5 hours behind Greenwich meantime.
Pacific time is the standard time used by the western coast of North America and it is 8 hours behind Greenwich meantime.
Hence the difference between the eastern time and pacific time is 8-5=3 and the Pacific time is behind 3 hours from the eastern time.

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