πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Aiden cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 6 feet 8 inches long. Aiden cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 6 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Maya cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 9 cups
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 58 inches
- 5. 55 inches
- 6. 17 cups
- 7. 25 pieces
- 8. 13 cups
- 9. 13 cups
- 10. 65 inches
- 11. 10 pieces
- 12. 60 inches
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