πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Leo cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Zoe cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 65 inches
- 2. 37 inches
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 68 inches
- 5. 12 pieces
- 6. 13 cups
- 7. 18 cups
- 8. 18 cups
- 9. 20 inches
- 10. 9 cups
- 11. 16 pieces
- 12. 12 pieces
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