πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Leo cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 4 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Priya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 85 inches
- 2. 52 inches
- 3. 56 inches
- 4. 12 inches
- 5. 5 cups
- 6. 70 inches
- 7. 25 pieces
- 8. 36 inches
- 9. 30 pieces
- 10. 10 cups
- 11. 10 cups
- 12. 75 inches
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