πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 6 inches long. Maya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Omar cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Maya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 6 feet 4 inches long. Maya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 72 inches
- 2. 37 inches
- 3. 14 cups
- 4. 26 inches
- 5. 10 pieces
- 6. 12 pieces
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 30 pieces
- 9. 27 inches
- 10. 80 inches
- 11. 49 inches
- 12. 22 cups
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