πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 25 inches
- 2. 42 inches
- 3. 15 pieces
- 4. 10 cups
- 5. 71 inches
- 6. 13 cups
- 7. 55 inches
- 8. 12 pieces
- 9. 18 cups
- 10. 6 pieces
- 11. 15 pieces
- 12. 27 inches
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