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 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 58 inches
- 2. 10 cups
- 3. 6 pieces
- 4. 20 pieces
- 5. 69 inches
- 6. 8 pieces
- 7. 85 inches
- 8. 22 cups
- 9. 64 inches
- 10. 70 inches
- 11. 32 inches
- 12. 60 inches
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