πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Leo cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 21 inches
- 2. 10 pieces
- 3. 16 pieces
- 4. 10 inches
- 5. 12 pieces
- 6. 25 pieces
- 7. 39 inches
- 8. 6 cups
- 9. 6 pieces
- 10. 57 inches
- 11. 89 inches
- 12. 8 pieces
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