πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Lily cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Lily cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Leo cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 39 inches
- 2. 25 inches
- 3. 88 inches
- 4. 23 inches
- 5. 41 inches
- 6. 9 cups
- 7. 22 inches
- 8. 52 inches
- 9. 22 cups
- 10. 16 pieces
- 11. 14 cups
- 12. 13 cups
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