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If she stopped practicing at 8:35 what time was it when she started? |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | Jerry spent 3 hours and 45 minutes playing video games. If he stopped to eat dinner at 8:00, what time did he originally start playing? |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | It takes 2 hours to get from Tiffany's house to her aunt's house. If she arrives at her aunt's house at 6:25 what time did Tiffany leave her house? |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Isabel was helping her mom cook dinner. If they finished at 10:20 and had spent 3 hours and 30 minutes cooking, what time did they start? |  |  |  |  | 6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | The school football game ended at 10:10 . If the game lasted 3 hours and 55 minutes, what time did it start? |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Sam's father spent 1 hour and 30 minutes working on his truck. If it was 6:40 when he stopped working, what time was it when he originally started? |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | Amy got out of the movie theater at 6:40 . If the movie was 3 hours and 55 minutes long, what time did it start? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | Haley's parents got back from shopping at 5:50 . If they had been gone for 3 hours and 30 minutes, what time did they originally leave? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | Luke spent 2 hours and 35 minutes working on homework. If it was 5:45 when he finished, what time was it when he started? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | Dave was invited to a birthday party that ended at 2:45 . If it lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes what time did the party start? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 |  | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 10)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 10)[ 10](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 10)  \nFinding Starting Time  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Determine the starting time for each problem.\u003Cbr>1) Faye spent 2 hours and 20 minutes practicing for music. If she stopped practicing at 8:35 what time was it when she started? |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  6:15  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | Jerry spent 3 hours and 45 minutes playing video games. If he stopped to eat dinner at 8:00, what time did he originally start playing? |  |  |  |  | 2.  4:15  3.  4:25  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | It takes 2 hours to get from Tiffany's house to her aunt's house. If she arrives at her aunt's house at 6:25 what time did Tiffany leave her house? |  |  |  |  | 4.  6:50  5.  6:15  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | Isabel was helping her mom cook dinner. If they finished at 10:20 and had spent 3 hours and 30 minutes cooking, what time did they start? |  |  |  |  | 6.  5:10  7.  2:45  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | The school football game ended at 10:10 . If the game lasted 3 hours and 55 minutes, what time did it start? |  |  |  |  | 8.  2:20  9.  3:10  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Sam's father spent 1 hour and 30 minutes working on his truck. If it was 6:40 when he stopped working, what time was it when he originally started? |  |  |  |  | 10.  1:05  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | Amy got out of the movie theater at 6:40 . If the movie was 3 hours and 55 minutes long, what time did it start? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | Haley's parents got back from shopping at 5:50 . If they had been gone for 3 hours and 30 minutes, what time did they originally leave? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | Luke spent 2 hours and 35 minutes working on homework. If it was 5:45 when he finished, what time was it when he started? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | Dave was invited to a birthday party that ended at 2:45 . If it lasted 1","cbCaieKy7MpNHORZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieKy7MpNHORZ","pdf",44163,"English","# Determine the Starting Time\n## Problem Set (1-10)\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"What do the problems ask you to find?\",\"answer\":\"Each problem asks for the starting time of an activity based on how long it lasted and the time it ended or stopped.\"},{\"question\":\"How do you solve a typical starting-time problem?\",\"answer\":\"Use the elapsed duration and the given end/stop time, subtracting the duration from the end time to get the start time.\"},{\"question\":\"Are there answers provided for all ten problems?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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