πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 6 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Aiden cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 68 inches
- 2. 66 inches
- 3. 15 pieces
- 4. 13 cups
- 5. 4 pieces
- 6. 14 cups
- 7. 4 pieces
- 8. 22 inches
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 53 inches
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 53 inches
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