πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 3 inches long. Lily cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Sam cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 34 inches
- 2. 18 cups
- 3. 76 inches
- 4. 21 cups
- 5. 22 cups
- 6. 56 inches
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 9 cups
- 9. 60 inches
- 10. 69 inches
- 11. 18 cups
- 12. 53 inches
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