πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Aiden cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 7 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Aiden cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 78 inches
- 2. 31 inches
- 3. 79 inches
- 4. 12 pieces
- 5. 21 inches
- 6. 12 pieces
- 7. 74 inches
- 8. 18 cups
- 9. 79 inches
- 10. 8 pieces
- 11. 79 inches
- 12. 42 inches
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