πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 5 feet 1 inches long. Zoe cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Aiden makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 4 feet 10 inches long. Zoe cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Priya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Priya cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 70 inches
- 2. 16 pieces
- 3. 47 inches
- 4. 22 cups
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 32 inches
- 7. 13 cups
- 8. 10 cups
- 9. 6 pieces
- 10. 41 inches
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 13 inches
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