πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Maya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Aiden cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 59 inches
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 33 inches
- 4. 20 pieces
- 5. 82 inches
- 6. 24 pieces
- 7. 13 cups
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 15 pieces
- 10. 15 pieces
- 11. 80 inches
- 12. 30 inches
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