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. Lily cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Maya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 16 inches
- 2. 20 pieces
- 3. 22 cups
- 4. 35 inches
- 5. 78 inches
- 6. 6 pieces
- 7. 21 cups
- 8. 77 inches
- 9. 54 inches
- 10. 10 pieces
- 11. 6 cups
- 12. 30 pieces
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