πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Sam cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 72 inches
- 2. 83 inches
- 3. 9 cups
- 4. 17 cups
- 5. 6 pieces
- 6. 16 pieces
- 7. 4 pieces
- 8. 15 pieces
- 9. 43 inches
- 10. 10 cups
- 11. 14 cups
- 12. 38 inches
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