πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Leo cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 6 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 5 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 23 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. 40 inches
- 2. 62 inches
- 3. 18 cups
- 4. 30 pieces
- 5. 24 pieces
- 6. 77 inches
- 7. 35 inches
- 8. 75 inches
- 9. 55 inches
- 10. 48 inches
- 11. 47 inches
- 12. 21 cups
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