πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 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 4 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Leo cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Aiden makes 2 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. 28 inches
- 2. 30 inches
- 3. 18 cups
- 4. 4 pieces
- 5. 47 inches
- 6. 16 pieces
- 7. 21 cups
- 8. 73 inches
- 9. 75 inches
- 10. 75 inches
- 11. 13 cups
- 12. 5 cups
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