πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Leo cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Lily cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Priya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Lily makes 3 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. 6 cups
- 2. 33 inches
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 4 pieces
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 83 inches
- 7. 90 inches
- 8. 52 inches
- 9. 64 inches
- 10. 48 inches
- 11. 25 inches
- 12. 10 cups
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