πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Aiden cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 6 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Sam makes 4 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. 93 inches
- 2. 20 pieces
- 3. 20 inches
- 4. 55 inches
- 5. 67 inches
- 6. 10 cups
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 21 cups
- 9. 60 inches
- 10. 15 pieces
- 11. 21 inches
- 12. 13 cups
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