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. Leo cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Zoe cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Leo cuts off 24 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
6A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Priya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Maya 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 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 56 inches
- 2. 40 inches
- 3. 9 cups
- 4. 83 inches
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 83 inches
- 7. 76 inches
- 8. 25 pieces
- 9. 5 cups
- 10. 44 inches
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 14 cups
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