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 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 58 inches
- 2. 17 cups
- 3. 16 pieces
- 4. 81 inches
- 5. 35 inches
- 6. 27 inches
- 7. 21 cups
- 8. 13 cups
- 9. 8 pieces
- 10. 8 pieces
- 11. 73 inches
- 12. 20 pieces
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