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. Aiden cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Aiden cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 4 feet 10 inches long. Leo cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 29 inches
- 2. 10 pieces
- 3. 17 cups
- 4. 12 pieces
- 5. 34 inches
- 6. 24 pieces
- 7. 20 pieces
- 8. 48 inches
- 9. 81 inches
- 10. 33 inches
- 11. 6 cups
- 12. 54 inches
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