πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Omar cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 58 inches
- 2. 44 inches
- 3. 6 pieces
- 4. 6 cups
- 5. 22 cups
- 6. 12 pieces
- 7. 25 pieces
- 8. 4 pieces
- 9. 13 cups
- 10. 8 pieces
- 11. 41 inches
- 12. 15 pieces
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