πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Lily cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Priya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 22 inches
- 2. 62 inches
- 3. 70 inches
- 4. 9 cups
- 5. 5 cups
- 6. 10 cups
- 7. 16 inches
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 13 cups
- 10. 24 inches
- 11. 18 cups
- 12. 53 inches
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