πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 3 inches long. Sam cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Aiden cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 5 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Priya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 58 inches
- 2. 5 cups
- 3. 50 inches
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 23 inches
- 7. 35 inches
- 8. 92 inches
- 9. 18 cups
- 10. 17 cups
- 11. 49 inches
- 12. 46 inches
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