πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Priya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
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 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Maya cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Priya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Maya makes 4 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. 50 inches
- 2. 28 inches
- 3. 17 cups
- 4. 10 pieces
- 5. 70 inches
- 6. 40 inches
- 7. 30 inches
- 8. 20 pieces
- 9. 30 inches
- 10. 15 inches
- 11. 13 cups
- 12. 14 cups
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