πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Leo cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Aiden makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Lily cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Aiden cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Sam cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 89 inches
- 2. 4 pieces
- 3. 10 cups
- 4. 21 cups
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 43 inches
- 7. 39 inches
- 8. 74 inches
- 9. 27 inches
- 10. 10 cups
- 11. 87 inches
- 12. 71 inches
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