πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Aiden cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Aiden cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 20 pieces
- 2. 40 inches
- 3. 30 inches
- 4. 75 inches
- 5. 17 cups
- 6. 10 cups
- 7. 35 inches
- 8. 58 inches
- 9. 25 pieces
- 10. 5 cups
- 11. 88 inches
- 12. 30 inches
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