πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Zoe cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Maya cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Aiden cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 42 inches
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 36 inches
- 4. 13 cups
- 5. 28 inches
- 6. 10 cups
- 7. 30 pieces
- 8. 14 cups
- 9. 10 pieces
- 10. 9 inches
- 11. 18 cups
- 12. 57 inches
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