πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Sam cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Leo cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Priya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 87 inches
- 2. 6 cups
- 3. 89 inches
- 4. 14 inches
- 5. 22 cups
- 6. 13 cups
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 81 inches
- 9. 91 inches
- 10. 10 inches
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 24 pieces
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