πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9A board is 4 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11A board is 3 feet 11 inches long. Priya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 9 cups
- 2. 10 pieces
- 3. 30 inches
- 4. 60 inches
- 5. 4 pieces
- 6. 15 pieces
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 18 cups
- 9. 38 inches
- 10. 12 pieces
- 11. 20 inches
- 12. 75 inches
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