πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Omar cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Leo cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Omar cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 42 inches
- 2. 53 inches
- 3. 24 pieces
- 4. 17 cups
- 5. 13 cups
- 6. 13 cups
- 7. 84 inches
- 8. 16 pieces
- 9. 22 inches
- 10. 6 cups
- 11. 44 inches
- 12. 21 cups
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