πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Zoe cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe 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 3 inches long. Lily cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 37 inches
- 2. 18 inches
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 6 cups
- 5. 53 inches
- 6. 13 cups
- 7. 63 inches
- 8. 9 cups
- 9. 22 cups
- 10. 60 inches
- 11. 83 inches
- 12. 24 pieces
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