πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Priya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Priya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Aiden makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 79 inches
- 2. 47 inches
- 3. 9 cups
- 4. 21 cups
- 5. 68 inches
- 6. 90 inches
- 7. 57 inches
- 8. 22 cups
- 9. 4 pieces
- 10. 6 cups
- 11. 21 cups
- 12. 78 inches
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