πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 83 inches
- 2. 62 inches
- 3. 30 pieces
- 4. 26 inches
- 5. 63 inches
- 6. 18 cups
- 7. 5 cups
- 8. 32 inches
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 22 inches
- 11. 16 pieces
- 12. 17 cups
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