πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Maya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 7 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 41 inches
- 2. 10 pieces
- 3. 57 inches
- 4. 76 inches
- 5. 68 inches
- 6. 10 pieces
- 7. 25 pieces
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 72 inches
- 10. 15 inches
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 15 pieces
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