πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Leo cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Sam cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Leo makes 5 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. 51 inches
- 2. 18 cups
- 3. 6 cups
- 4. 83 inches
- 5. 21 cups
- 6. 28 inches
- 7. 52 inches
- 8. 14 inches
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. 79 inches
- 11. 20 pieces
- 12. 17 cups
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