πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Leo cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 6 feet 9 inches long. Lily cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 32 inches
- 2. 83 inches
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 16 pieces
- 5. 6 cups
- 6. 6 cups
- 7. 22 cups
- 8. 6 cups
- 9. 38 inches
- 10. 20 pieces
- 11. 30 inches
- 12. 66 inches
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