πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Omar cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 5 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Priya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Sam cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 87 inches
- 2. 15 pieces
- 3. 22 cups
- 4. 90 inches
- 5. 40 inches
- 6. 16 pieces
- 7. 30 pieces
- 8. 12 pieces
- 9. 6 pieces
- 10. 53 inches
- 11. 82 inches
- 12. 5 cups
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