πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Zoe cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 56 inches
- 2. 20 pieces
- 3. 30 pieces
- 4. 10 pieces
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 93 inches
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 26 inches
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. 22 cups
- 11. 66 inches
- 12. 14 cups
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