πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Leo cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Sam cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 88 inches
- 2. 66 inches
- 3. 6 pieces
- 4. 67 inches
- 5. 22 cups
- 6. 10 pieces
- 7. 21 cups
- 8. 47 inches
- 9. 9 cups
- 10. 56 inches
- 11. 10 cups
- 12. 25 inches
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