πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Lily cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Omar cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 6 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Lily 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. 61 inches
- 2. 74 inches
- 3. 21 cups
- 4. 55 inches
- 5. 34 inches
- 6. 4 pieces
- 7. 8 pieces
- 8. 5 cups
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 12 pieces
- 11. 69 inches
- 12. 8 pieces
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