πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Priya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 27 inches
- 2. 15 pieces
- 3. 17 cups
- 4. 4 pieces
- 5. 27 inches
- 6. 13 cups
- 7. 82 inches
- 8. 15 pieces
- 9. 21 cups
- 10. 22 cups
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 86 inches
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