πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Omar makes 5 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 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
11A board is 5 feet 1 inches long. Omar cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 96 inches
- 2. 17 cups
- 3. 53 inches
- 4. 10 cups
- 5. 24 pieces
- 6. 51 inches
- 7. 4 pieces
- 8. 18 cups
- 9. 13 cups
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 39 inches
- 12. 78 inches
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