πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Zoe cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Aiden cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 78 inches
- 2. 16 pieces
- 3. 42 inches
- 4. 6 cups
- 5. 10 pieces
- 6. 76 inches
- 7. 53 inches
- 8. 20 inches
- 9. 25 pieces
- 10. 71 inches
- 11. 6 cups
- 12. 9 cups
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