πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Aiden 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 2 inches long. Leo cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 61 inches
- 2. 24 pieces
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 72 inches
- 5. 21 cups
- 6. 16 pieces
- 7. 8 pieces
- 8. 24 pieces
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. 62 inches
- 11. 10 cups
- 12. 10 inches
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