πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Priya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 49 inches
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 62 inches
- 4. 13 cups
- 5. 45 inches
- 6. 6 cups
- 7. 75 inches
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 32 inches
- 10. 9 cups
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 87 inches
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