πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Priya cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 5 feet 1 inches long. Zoe cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Aiden 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. 50 inches
- 2. 20 pieces
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 39 inches
- 5. 30 inches
- 6. 10 cups
- 7. 16 pieces
- 8. 25 pieces
- 9. 32 inches
- 10. 45 inches
- 11. 10 cups
- 12. 30 pieces
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