πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Zoe cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Leo cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 5 feet 1 inches long. Omar cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 75 inches
- 2. 21 inches
- 3. 15 pieces
- 4. 31 inches
- 5. 59 inches
- 6. 22 cups
- 7. 22 cups
- 8. 21 cups
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. 8 pieces
- 11. 25 pieces
- 12. 84 inches
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