πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Priya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 6 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 12 inches
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 68 inches
- 4. 6 cups
- 5. 17 cups
- 6. 34 inches
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 18 cups
- 9. 30 pieces
- 10. 24 pieces
- 11. 42 inches
- 12. 51 inches
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