πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 61 inches
- 2. 83 inches
- 3. 4 pieces
- 4. 21 cups
- 5. 6 cups
- 6. 39 inches
- 7. 22 cups
- 8. 30 pieces
- 9. 21 cups
- 10. 10 pieces
- 11. 9 cups
- 12. 77 inches
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