πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Aiden cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Priya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 34 inches
- 2. 72 inches
- 3. 12 pieces
- 4. 72 inches
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 20 pieces
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 6 cups
- 9. 5 cups
- 10. 30 inches
- 11. 77 inches
- 12. 30 pieces
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