πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Aiden cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 33 inches
- 2. 5 cups
- 3. 19 inches
- 4. 53 inches
- 5. 21 cups
- 6. 10 pieces
- 7. 75 inches
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 36 inches
- 10. 64 inches
- 11. 22 cups
- 12. 12 pieces
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