πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Aiden cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 7 feet 3 inches long. Priya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Lily cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 13 inches
- 2. 64 inches
- 3. 17 cups
- 4. 4 pieces
- 5. 17 inches
- 6. 13 cups
- 7. 69 inches
- 8. 10 cups
- 9. 6 cups
- 10. 17 cups
- 11. 18 cups
- 12. 10 pieces
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