πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 30 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 3 feet 2 inches long. Zoe cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Priya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 53 inches
- 2. 45 inches
- 3. 22 inches
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 12 inches
- 6. 21 inches
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 30 pieces
- 9. 17 cups
- 10. 36 inches
- 11. 24 pieces
- 12. 34 inches
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