πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 33 inches
- 2. 5 cups
- 3. 30 inches
- 4. 12 pieces
- 5. 6 pieces
- 6. 77 inches
- 7. 6 cups
- 8. 20 pieces
- 9. 25 inches
- 10. 17 cups
- 11. 38 inches
- 12. 76 inches
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