πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Maya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Zoe makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Aiden cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 63 inches
- 2. 11 inches
- 3. 29 inches
- 4. 22 cups
- 5. 66 inches
- 6. 18 cups
- 7. 31 inches
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 51 inches
- 10. 89 inches
- 11. 17 cups
- 12. 30 pieces
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