πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 6 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 86 inches
- 2. 15 pieces
- 3. 25 pieces
- 4. 52 inches
- 5. 8 pieces
- 6. 14 cups
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 17 cups
- 9. 5 cups
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 51 inches
- 12. 51 inches
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