πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Aiden cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Aiden cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 6 feet 8 inches long. Sam cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Priya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 50 inches
- 2. 24 inches
- 3. 8 pieces
- 4. 20 pieces
- 5. 30 pieces
- 6. 81 inches
- 7. 23 inches
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 16 pieces
- 10. 63 inches
- 11. 13 cups
- 12. 8 pieces
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