πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Maya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Zoe has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Aiden cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 36 inches
- 2. 9 cups
- 3. 49 inches
- 4. 77 inches
- 5. 8 pieces
- 6. 22 cups
- 7. 4 pieces
- 8. 21 cups
- 9. 25 pieces
- 10. 46 inches
- 11. 4 pieces
- 12. 9 cups
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