πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 7 feet 3 inches long. Priya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 5 feet 2 inches long. Aiden cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 74 inches
- 2. 73 inches
- 3. 18 cups
- 4. 80 inches
- 5. 30 pieces
- 6. 37 inches
- 7. 90 inches
- 8. 20 pieces
- 9. 22 cups
- 10. 24 pieces
- 11. 24 inches
- 12. 30 pieces
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