πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Sam cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Lily cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 4 feet 3 inches long. Sam cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Leo cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 50 inches
- 2. 14 cups
- 3. 85 inches
- 4. 16 pieces
- 5. 22 inches
- 6. 38 inches
- 7. 84 inches
- 8. 22 cups
- 9. 23 inches
- 10. 8 pieces
- 11. 30 pieces
- 12. 27 inches
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