πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Maya cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Zoe cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 4 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Omar 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. 23 inches
- 2. 8 pieces
- 3. 4 pieces
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 34 inches
- 6. 48 inches
- 7. 8 pieces
- 8. 63 inches
- 9. 6 cups
- 10. 5 cups
- 11. 30 pieces
- 12. 14 cups
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