πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Aiden cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Leo cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Lily cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 49 inches
- 2. 17 cups
- 3. 18 cups
- 4. 13 cups
- 5. 13 cups
- 6. 4 pieces
- 7. 88 inches
- 8. 93 inches
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 42 inches
- 11. 43 inches
- 12. 8 pieces
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