πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Maya 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. 48 inches
- 2. 5 cups
- 3. 6 pieces
- 4. 6 cups
- 5. 78 inches
- 6. 12 pieces
- 7. 63 inches
- 8. 25 pieces
- 9. 19 inches
- 10. 5 cups
- 11. 13 cups
- 12. 10 cups
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