πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Omar cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Lily cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 31 inches
- 2. 14 cups
- 3. 16 pieces
- 4. 5 cups
- 5. 13 cups
- 6. 81 inches
- 7. 16 inches
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 76 inches
- 10. 14 cups
- 11. 52 inches
- 12. 20 pieces
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