πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Lily cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Priya makes 4 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. 24 inches
- 2. 85 inches
- 3. 8 pieces
- 4. 9 cups
- 5. 15 pieces
- 6. 30 pieces
- 7. 16 inches
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 24 pieces
- 10. 8 pieces
- 11. 4 pieces
- 12. 14 cups
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