πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 5 feet 2 inches long. Maya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 7 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Aiden makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 29 inches
- 2. 42 inches
- 3. 75 inches
- 4. 70 inches
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 76 inches
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 4 pieces
- 9. 63 inches
- 10. 25 pieces
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 22 cups
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