πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Maya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Omar cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Sam makes 5 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. 42 inches
- 2. 23 inches
- 3. 18 inches
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 30 inches
- 6. 12 pieces
- 7. 22 cups
- 8. 25 pieces
- 9. 51 inches
- 10. 14 cups
- 11. 17 cups
- 12. 17 cups
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