πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Aiden cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Maya cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Leo cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 77 inches
- 2. 21 cups
- 3. 14 cups
- 4. 6 cups
- 5. 24 pieces
- 6. 54 inches
- 7. 64 inches
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 18 cups
- 10. 6 pieces
- 11. 44 inches
- 12. 71 inches
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