πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 6 inches long. Leo 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 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 7 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Priya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 77 inches
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 5 cups
- 4. 22 cups
- 5. 27 inches
- 6. 12 pieces
- 7. 68 inches
- 8. 14 inches
- 9. 77 inches
- 10. 5 cups
- 11. 28 inches
- 12. 87 inches
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