πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Aiden makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Zoe cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 6 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 89 inches
- 2. 8 pieces
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 10 cups
- 5. 22 cups
- 6. 27 inches
- 7. 55 inches
- 8. 64 inches
- 9. 15 pieces
- 10. 71 inches
- 11. 10 pieces
- 12. 43 inches
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