πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 43 inches
- 2. 18 inches
- 3. 21 cups
- 4. 10 pieces
- 5. 89 inches
- 6. 75 inches
- 7. 51 inches
- 8. 14 cups
- 9. 14 cups
- 10. 76 inches
- 11. 22 inches
- 12. 17 cups
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