πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Priya cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Zoe cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 76 inches
- 2. 45 inches
- 3. 24 inches
- 4. 5 cups
- 5. 87 inches
- 6. 21 inches
- 7. 77 inches
- 8. 6 cups
- 9. 4 pieces
- 10. 21 cups
- 11. 16 pieces
- 12. 13 cups
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