πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Leo cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Zoe cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Aiden cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 35 inches
- 2. 68 inches
- 3. 21 cups
- 4. 10 pieces
- 5. 28 inches
- 6. 31 inches
- 7. 5 cups
- 8. 4 pieces
- 9. 15 pieces
- 10. 62 inches
- 11. 25 pieces
- 12. 10 cups
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