πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Zoe cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Priya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Leo cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Omar 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. 27 inches
- 2. 21 cups
- 3. 15 pieces
- 4. 88 inches
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 61 inches
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 76 inches
- 9. 10 cups
- 10. 5 cups
- 11. 47 inches
- 12. 13 cups
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