πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 50 inches
- 2. 27 inches
- 3. 30 pieces
- 4. 21 cups
- 5. 21 cups
- 6. 15 pieces
- 7. 6 pieces
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 43 inches
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 16 pieces
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