πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Sam cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Leo cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Priya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Priya cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 20 pieces
- 2. 20 inches
- 3. 13 cups
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 24 inches
- 6. 18 cups
- 7. 14 cups
- 8. 22 inches
- 9. 19 inches
- 10. 14 cups
- 11. 56 inches
- 12. 6 cups
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