πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Priya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Priya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Priya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 47 inches
- 2. 88 inches
- 3. 30 pieces
- 4. 21 cups
- 5. 24 pieces
- 6. 10 pieces
- 7. 40 inches
- 8. 18 cups
- 9. 5 cups
- 10. 8 pieces
- 11. 25 pieces
- 12. 86 inches
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