πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Omar cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 7 feet 6 inches long. Omar cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Zoe makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 57 inches
- 2. 15 pieces
- 3. 51 inches
- 4. 77 inches
- 5. 21 cups
- 6. 14 cups
- 7. 71 inches
- 8. 15 pieces
- 9. 21 cups
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 18 cups
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