πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Sam cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Priya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Leo cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Leo makes 5 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. 76 inches
- 2. 6 pieces
- 3. 5 cups
- 4. 9 cups
- 5. 24 pieces
- 6. 53 inches
- 7. 17 cups
- 8. 10 cups
- 9. 17 cups
- 10. 29 inches
- 11. 64 inches
- 12. 18 cups
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