πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Maya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Aiden cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 73 inches
- 2. 18 cups
- 3. 14 cups
- 4. 13 cups
- 5. 62 inches
- 6. 86 inches
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 24 pieces
- 9. 10 cups
- 10. 4 pieces
- 11. 16 pieces
- 12. 49 inches
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