πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Leo cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Leo cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 62 inches
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 6 cups
- 4. 24 inches
- 5. 79 inches
- 6. 20 inches
- 7. 80 inches
- 8. 64 inches
- 9. 4 pieces
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 5 cups
- 12. 25 pieces
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