πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Sam cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 7 feet 6 inches long. Omar cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Aiden cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Omar cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Sam 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. 68 inches
- 2. 10 pieces
- 3. 30 pieces
- 4. 19 inches
- 5. 77 inches
- 6. 20 pieces
- 7. 27 inches
- 8. 21 cups
- 9. 75 inches
- 10. 15 pieces
- 11. 87 inches
- 12. 17 cups
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