πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Aiden makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 41 inches
- 2. 25 inches
- 3. 4 pieces
- 4. 9 cups
- 5. 18 cups
- 6. 6 cups
- 7. 21 cups
- 8. 50 inches
- 9. 59 inches
- 10. 13 inches
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 14 cups
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