πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Sam cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Aiden cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 7 feet 3 inches long. Lily cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 27 inches
- 2. 4 pieces
- 3. 48 inches
- 4. 5 cups
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 13 cups
- 7. 95 inches
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 18 cups
- 10. 17 inches
- 11. 16 pieces
- 12. 63 inches
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