πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 84 inches
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 10 cups
- 4. 84 inches
- 5. 5 cups
- 6. 48 inches
- 7. 5 cups
- 8. 24 inches
- 9. 8 pieces
- 10. 20 pieces
- 11. 15 pieces
- 12. 6 pieces
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