πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 6 feet 8 inches long. Aiden cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Leo cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 22 inches
- 2. 71 inches
- 3. 28 inches
- 4. 34 inches
- 5. 16 pieces
- 6. 18 cups
- 7. 58 inches
- 8. 20 pieces
- 9. 21 cups
- 10. 4 pieces
- 11. 52 inches
- 12. 72 inches
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/5th-grade/word-conversions