πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Lily cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 16 inches
- 2. 24 pieces
- 3. 8 pieces
- 4. 45 inches
- 5. 17 cups
- 6. 9 cups
- 7. 25 inches
- 8. 21 cups
- 9. 37 inches
- 10. 21 cups
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 34 inches
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