πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 6 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Priya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 80 inches
- 2. 91 inches
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 6 pieces
- 5. 68 inches
- 6. 16 inches
- 7. 75 inches
- 8. 51 inches
- 9. 53 inches
- 10. 6 cups
- 11. 14 cups
- 12. 50 inches
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