πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 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
3Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Omar cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 5 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 22 cups
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 18 cups
- 4. 17 cups
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 72 inches
- 7. 47 inches
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 28 inches
- 10. 23 inches
- 11. 10 pieces
- 12. 64 inches
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