πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Leo cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 7 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 5 feet 1 inches long. Sam cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Leo cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 63 inches
- 2. 8 pieces
- 3. 13 cups
- 4. 4 pieces
- 5. 35 inches
- 6. 92 inches
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 61 inches
- 9. 43 inches
- 10. 53 inches
- 11. 14 inches
- 12. 79 inches
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