πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Omar cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 29 inches
- 2. 15 pieces
- 3. 42 inches
- 4. 46 inches
- 5. 21 cups
- 6. 15 inches
- 7. 5 cups
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 12 pieces
- 10. 10 pieces
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 12 pieces
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