πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 6 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 6 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Omar cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 5 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 65 inches
- 2. 56 inches
- 3. 38 inches
- 4. 70 inches
- 5. 76 inches
- 6. 17 cups
- 7. 15 pieces
- 8. 13 inches
- 9. 61 inches
- 10. 44 inches
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 10 pieces
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