πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Zoe cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Omar cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 58 inches
- 2. 58 inches
- 3. 49 inches
- 4. 49 inches
- 5. 39 inches
- 6. 4 pieces
- 7. 20 pieces
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 30 pieces
- 10. 14 cups
- 11. 18 cups
- 12. 13 cups
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