πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Priya cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Leo cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Priya makes 3 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. 73 inches
- 2. 87 inches
- 3. 18 cups
- 4. 28 inches
- 5. 30 pieces
- 6. 5 cups
- 7. 89 inches
- 8. 6 pieces
- 9. 17 cups
- 10. 76 inches
- 11. 6 pieces
- 12. 9 cups
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