πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Maya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Zoe cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 7 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Leo cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Lily makes 6 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. 88 inches
- 2. 49 inches
- 3. 14 cups
- 4. 10 cups
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 59 inches
- 7. 82 inches
- 8. 71 inches
- 9. 52 inches
- 10. 83 inches
- 11. 29 inches
- 12. 21 cups
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