πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Maya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Priya cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Lily cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Aiden cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Aiden makes 6 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. 32 inches
- 2. 75 inches
- 3. 38 inches
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 10 cups
- 6. 17 cups
- 7. 72 inches
- 8. 15 pieces
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 24 pieces
- 11. 67 inches
- 12. 22 cups
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