πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Aiden cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Priya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Sam cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Zoe cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Leo cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Leo makes 4 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. 45 inches
- 2. 38 inches
- 3. 15 pieces
- 4. 75 inches
- 5. 14 cups
- 6. 16 inches
- 7. 6 cups
- 8. 85 inches
- 9. 4 pieces
- 10. 71 inches
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 14 cups
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