πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Leo cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 4 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 74 inches
- 2. 55 inches
- 3. 26 inches
- 4. 15 pieces
- 5. 71 inches
- 6. 25 pieces
- 7. 13 cups
- 8. 6 cups
- 9. 15 pieces
- 10. 8 pieces
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 6 pieces
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