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. Leo cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Lily cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 76 inches
- 2. 16 pieces
- 3. 73 inches
- 4. 4 pieces
- 5. 17 cups
- 6. 63 inches
- 7. 24 inches
- 8. 9 inches
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. 16 pieces
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 72 inches
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