πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Lily cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Maya cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 70 inches
- 2. 30 pieces
- 3. 51 inches
- 4. 20 pieces
- 5. 6 cups
- 6. 57 inches
- 7. 25 inches
- 8. 26 inches
- 9. 25 pieces
- 10. 28 inches
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 8 pieces
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