πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Omar cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Zoe cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 77 inches
- 2. 10 pieces
- 3. 50 inches
- 4. 24 pieces
- 5. 77 inches
- 6. 40 inches
- 7. 5 cups
- 8. 20 pieces
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 25 pieces
- 12. 17 inches
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