Name Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. 5 P 11•8 Practice 11-8 Problem Solving: Multiple-Step Problems Write and answer the hidden question(s) in each problem. Then solve the problem. 1. Rahm spent 2 1 _ 2 hours writing an essay. It took him 4 times as long to finish his science project. How long did it take Rahm to write the essay and finish the science project? Hidden question(s): Solution: 2. Lauren bought 20 ounces of sliced ham. She used 3 _ 4 of the ham to make sandwiches for her friends and 1 _ 5 of the ham in an omelet. How many ounces of ham were left? Hidden question(s): Solution: 3. Sarah cut off 1 _ 8 of a 48-inch piece of ribbon. Jane cut off 1 _ 9 of a 36-inch piece of ribbon. They compared their cut pieces. Whose piece is longer? How much longer? Hidden question(s): Solution: 4. Misty bought 3 CDs. The country music CD cost $12. The rock music CD cost 2 _ 3 as much as the country music CD. The platinum edition CD cost twice as much as the rock CD. What was the cost of the three CDs? Hidden question(s): Solution: 5. Choose one of the problems above. Explain how you determined the hidden question and why it was necessary to answer that question in order to solve the problem.
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Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. 5P 11•8
Practice
11-8Problem Solving: Multiple-Step ProblemsWrite and answer the hidden question(s) in each problem. Then solve the problem.
1. Rahm spent 2 1 _ 2 hours writing an essay. It took him 4 times as long to finish his science project. How long did it take Rahm to write the essay and finish the science project?
Hidden question(s):
Solution:
2. Lauren bought 20 ounces of sliced ham. She used 3 _ 4 of the ham to make sandwiches for her friends and 1 _ 5 of the ham in an omelet. How many ounces of ham were left?
Hidden question(s):
Solution:
3. Sarah cut off 1 _ 8 of a 48-inch piece of ribbon. Jane cut off 1 _ 9 of a 36-inch piece of ribbon. They compared their cut pieces. Whose piece is longer? How much longer?
Hidden question(s):
Solution:
4. Misty bought 3 CDs. The country music CD cost $12. The rock music CD cost 2 _ 3 as much as the country music CD. The platinum edition CD cost twice as much as the rock CD. What was the cost of the three CDs?
Hidden question(s):
Solution:
5. Choose one of the problems above. Explain how you determined the hidden question and why it was necessary to answer that question in order to solve the problem.
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