πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Maya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 4 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Omar cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 5 feet 2 inches long. Leo cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Aiden cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 34 inches
- 2. 17 cups
- 3. 9 cups
- 4. 46 inches
- 5. 32 inches
- 6. 10 pieces
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 60 inches
- 9. 18 cups
- 10. 36 inches
- 11. 28 inches
- 12. 8 pieces
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