πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 9 inches long. Lily cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Aiden cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Leo cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 71 inches
- 2. 20 pieces
- 3. 12 pieces
- 4. 82 inches
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 6 cups
- 7. 76 inches
- 8. 82 inches
- 9. 79 inches
- 10. 5 cups
- 11. 12 inches
- 12. 44 inches
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