πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Lily cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Omar cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 41 inches
- 2. 61 inches
- 3. 5 cups
- 4. 6 cups
- 5. 16 inches
- 6. 22 cups
- 7. 15 pieces
- 8. 6 cups
- 9. 15 pieces
- 10. 71 inches
- 11. 18 cups
- 12. 82 inches
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