πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Leo cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Aiden cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Zoe makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Omar cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Priya makes 4 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. 85 inches
- 2. 54 inches
- 3. 31 inches
- 4. 23 inches
- 5. 12 pieces
- 6. 21 cups
- 7. 17 cups
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 13 cups
- 10. 6 pieces
- 11. 26 inches
- 12. 14 cups
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