πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 4 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Zoe cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Priya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 79 inches
- 2. 31 inches
- 3. 30 pieces
- 4. 24 pieces
- 5. 37 inches
- 6. 45 inches
- 7. 25 inches
- 8. 18 cups
- 9. 30 pieces
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 15 pieces
- 12. 92 inches
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