πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Maya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 27 inches
- 2. 22 cups
- 3. 8 pieces
- 4. 12 pieces
- 5. 75 inches
- 6. 21 cups
- 7. 20 pieces
- 8. 17 cups
- 9. 8 pieces
- 10. 52 inches
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 74 inches
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