πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 7 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Leo cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Leo 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. 65 inches
- 2. 72 inches
- 3. 36 inches
- 4. 83 inches
- 5. 30 pieces
- 6. 20 pieces
- 7. 20 pieces
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 18 cups
- 10. 5 cups
- 11. 25 inches
- 12. 17 cups
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