πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Priya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Priya cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Leo cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 65 inches
- 2. 6 cups
- 3. 4 pieces
- 4. 10 cups
- 5. 18 cups
- 6. 36 inches
- 7. 14 cups
- 8. 6 pieces
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 37 inches
- 11. 30 inches
- 12. 64 inches
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