πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Omar cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Aiden cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 5 cups
- 2. 20 pieces
- 3. 92 inches
- 4. 79 inches
- 5. 26 inches
- 6. 76 inches
- 7. 20 pieces
- 8. 90 inches
- 9. 87 inches
- 10. 36 inches
- 11. 9 cups
- 12. 12 pieces
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