πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 7 feet 3 inches long. Priya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 6 feet 9 inches long. Zoe cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Sam cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Priya cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 80 inches
- 2. 67 inches
- 3. 77 inches
- 4. 5 cups
- 5. 58 inches
- 6. 25 pieces
- 7. 6 cups
- 8. 4 pieces
- 9. 15 inches
- 10. 77 inches
- 11. 35 inches
- 12. 30 pieces
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