πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 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
3Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Leo cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 22 cups
- 2. 15 pieces
- 3. 12 pieces
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 48 inches
- 6. 72 inches
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 88 inches
- 9. 47 inches
- 10. 71 inches
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 43 inches
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