πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Omar cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Lily cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Lily 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 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 28 inches
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 6 cups
- 4. 71 inches
- 5. 73 inches
- 6. 25 pieces
- 7. 9 cups
- 8. 26 inches
- 9. 18 cups
- 10. 56 inches
- 11. 22 cups
- 12. 6 pieces
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