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. Sam cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Sam cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Zoe cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 34 inches
- 2. 5 cups
- 3. 8 pieces
- 4. 12 pieces
- 5. 26 inches
- 6. 51 inches
- 7. 16 pieces
- 8. 81 inches
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. 83 inches
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 25 pieces
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