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. Priya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Priya cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Lily cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Maya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 48 inches
- 2. 14 inches
- 3. 18 cups
- 4. 25 pieces
- 5. 35 inches
- 6. 88 inches
- 7. 13 cups
- 8. 10 cups
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. 10 cups
- 11. 25 pieces
- 12. 51 inches
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