πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 3 feet 1 inches long. Lily cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 88 inches
- 2. 8 inches
- 3. 25 pieces
- 4. 18 cups
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 29 inches
- 7. 8 pieces
- 8. 90 inches
- 9. 8 pieces
- 10. 14 cups
- 11. 10 cups
- 12. 10 pieces
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