πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Leo cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Priya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Leo cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 51 inches
- 2. 16 inches
- 3. 9 cups
- 4. 10 pieces
- 5. 60 inches
- 6. 27 inches
- 7. 22 cups
- 8. 47 inches
- 9. 19 inches
- 10. 17 cups
- 11. 17 cups
- 12. 70 inches
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