πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 7 feet 3 inches long. Aiden cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 6 feet 8 inches long. Aiden cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Zoe cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 56 inches
- 2. 10 pieces
- 3. 66 inches
- 4. 27 inches
- 5. 52 inches
- 6. 8 pieces
- 7. 10 cups
- 8. 14 cups
- 9. 55 inches
- 10. 8 pieces
- 11. 17 cups
- 12. 25 inches
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