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. Omar cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Zoe makes 6 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. 39 inches
- 2. 4 pieces
- 3. 15 inches
- 4. 12 pieces
- 5. 86 inches
- 6. 35 inches
- 7. 5 cups
- 8. 12 pieces
- 9. 16 pieces
- 10. 24 pieces
- 11. 10 pieces
- 12. 21 cups
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