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. Zoe cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Leo cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 6 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Omar cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Maya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Leo cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 86 inches
- 2. 16 pieces
- 3. 37 inches
- 4. 10 pieces
- 5. 27 inches
- 6. 57 inches
- 7. 31 inches
- 8. 17 cups
- 9. 53 inches
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 64 inches
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