πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Lily cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 15 inches
- 2. 51 inches
- 3. 12 pieces
- 4. 35 inches
- 5. 10 pieces
- 6. 6 cups
- 7. 10 cups
- 8. 32 inches
- 9. 14 cups
- 10. 10 pieces
- 11. 49 inches
- 12. 16 pieces
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