πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Sam cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Zoe makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 48 inches
- 2. 54 inches
- 3. 15 pieces
- 4. 21 cups
- 5. 30 pieces
- 6. 66 inches
- 7. 14 cups
- 8. 34 inches
- 9. 5 cups
- 10. 42 inches
- 11. 6 pieces
- 12. 20 pieces
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