πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Leo cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Zoe cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Priya cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Zoe makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 27 inches
- 2. 10 cups
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 28 inches
- 5. 85 inches
- 6. 29 inches
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 9 cups
- 9. 66 inches
- 10. 30 pieces
- 11. 22 cups
- 12. 68 inches
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/5th-grade/word-conversions