πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Lily cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Sam cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 36 inches
- 2. 10 pieces
- 3. 20 pieces
- 4. 74 inches
- 5. 78 inches
- 6. 10 pieces
- 7. 22 cups
- 8. 20 pieces
- 9. 23 inches
- 10. 52 inches
- 11. 50 inches
- 12. 29 inches
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