πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Leo cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Zoe cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 77 inches
- 2. 59 inches
- 3. 8 pieces
- 4. 25 pieces
- 5. 14 cups
- 6. 6 cups
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 10 cups
- 9. 10 pieces
- 10. 21 cups
- 11. 28 inches
- 12. 52 inches
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