πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Priya cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Maya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Leo cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Aiden cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Zoe cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 79 inches
- 2. 41 inches
- 3. 42 inches
- 4. 61 inches
- 5. 8 pieces
- 6. 15 pieces
- 7. 53 inches
- 8. 21 cups
- 9. 39 inches
- 10. 54 inches
- 11. 68 inches
- 12. 4 pieces
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