πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Maya cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Priya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 30 inches
- 2. 10 pieces
- 3. 55 inches
- 4. 39 inches
- 5. 22 cups
- 6. 82 inches
- 7. 30 pieces
- 8. 5 cups
- 9. 13 cups
- 10. 22 cups
- 11. 6 cups
- 12. 94 inches
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