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 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 7 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Leo cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 5 cups
- 2. 15 pieces
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 20 pieces
- 5. 64 inches
- 6. 8 pieces
- 7. 45 inches
- 8. 17 cups
- 9. 25 pieces
- 10. 17 cups
- 11. 55 inches
- 12. 67 inches
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