πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Lily cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Aiden cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 80 inches
- 2. 66 inches
- 3. 60 inches
- 4. 47 inches
- 5. 5 cups
- 6. 83 inches
- 7. 57 inches
- 8. 13 cups
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. 18 cups
- 11. 58 inches
- 12. 20 pieces
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