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If the movie was 1 hour and 50 minutes long, what time did it start? |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | George spent 1 hour and 50 minutes looking for his missing cat. If he finally found it at 5:55 what time did was it when he originally started looking? |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Rachel went to the town carnival. She ended up staying for 2 hours and 10\u003Cbr>minutes. If Rachel left the carnival at 8:55, what time did she originally get there? |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Dave finished jogging at 4:50 . If he had been jogging for 3 hours and 50 minutes, what time was it when he started? |  |  |  |  | 6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Tiffany spent 2 hours and 30 minutes practicing for music. If she stopped practicing at 8:45 what time was it when she started? |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Tom was invited to a birthday party that ended at 4:45 . If it lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes what time did the party start? |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | Jerry spent 1 hour working on homework. If it was 6:35 when he finished, what time was it when he started? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | Mike spent 2 hours and 45 minutes outside cleaning up his yard. If it was 6:15 when he finished, what time did Mike start cleaning his yard? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | The school football game ended at 4:10 . If the game lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes, what time did it start? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | Gwen spent 1 hour cleaning her room. If it was 6:00 when she finished, what time was it when she started? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 |  | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ 1](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)  \nFinding Starting Time  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Determine the starting time for each problem.\u003Cbr>1) Faye got out of the movie theater at 6:15 . If the movie was 1 hour and 50 minutes long, what time did it start? |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  4:25  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | George spent 1 hour and 50 minutes looking for his missing cat. If he finally found it at 5:55 what time did was it when he originally started looking? |  |  |  |  | 2.  4:05  3.  6:45  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | Rachel went to the town carnival. She ended up staying for 2 hours and 10\u003Cbr>minutes. If Rachel left the carnival at 8:55, what time did she originally get there? |  |  |  |  | 4.  1:00  5.  6:15  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Dave finished jogging at 4:50 . If he had been jogging for 3 hours and 50 minutes, what time was it when he started? |  |  |  |  | 6.  3:05  7.  5:35  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Tiffany spent 2 hours and 30 minutes practicing for music. If she stopped practicing at 8:45 what time was it when she started? |  |  |  |  | 8.  3:30  9.  2:30  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Tom was invited to a birthday party that ended at 4:45 . If it lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes what time did the party start? |  |  |  |  | 10.  5:00  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | Jerry spent 1 hour working on homework. If it was 6:35 when he finished, what time was it when he started? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | Mike spent 2 hours and 45 minutes outside cleaning up his yard. If it was 6:15 when he finished, what time did Mike start cleaning his yard? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | The school football game ended at 4:10 . If the game lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes, what time did it start? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | Gwen spent 1 hour cleaning her room. If it was 6:00 when she finished, what time was it when she started? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-","cbCaikICAAJgI3UW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikICAAJgI3UW","pdf",448391,"English","# Determine the starting time for each problem","[{\"question\":\"How do you find the starting time in these problems?\",\"answer\":\"Take the given end time and subtract the duration of the activity. The result is the starting time.\"},{\"question\":\"What information is provided for each scenario?\",\"answer\":\"Each problem gives an end time and how long the activity lasted (hours and minutes).\"},{\"question\":\"Are all problems based on the same type of time calculation?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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