πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 10 inches long. Leo cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 44 inches
- 2. 59 inches
- 3. 21 cups
- 4. 51 inches
- 5. 21 cups
- 6. 24 pieces
- 7. 49 inches
- 8. 10 cups
- 9. 14 cups
- 10. 9 cups
- 11. 13 cups
- 12. 38 inches
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