πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Zoe cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Priya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Aiden cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Zoe cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 69 inches
- 2. 25 pieces
- 3. 14 cups
- 4. 17 cups
- 5. 64 inches
- 6. 21 inches
- 7. 18 cups
- 8. 40 inches
- 9. 36 inches
- 10. 14 cups
- 11. 16 pieces
- 12. 10 pieces
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