πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Omar cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Maya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 68 inches
- 2. 15 pieces
- 3. 18 inches
- 4. 9 cups
- 5. 14 cups
- 6. 12 pieces
- 7. 37 inches
- 8. 6 pieces
- 9. 14 cups
- 10. 17 inches
- 11. 28 inches
- 12. 91 inches
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