πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Priya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Leo cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 51 inches
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 10 cups
- 4. 15 pieces
- 5. 55 inches
- 6. 17 cups
- 7. 24 inches
- 8. 17 cups
- 9. 20 inches
- 10. 89 inches
- 11. 22 cups
- 12. 12 pieces
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