πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Lily cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Zoe cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 5 feet 2 inches long. Aiden cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 5 cups
- 2. 63 inches
- 3. 14 cups
- 4. 72 inches
- 5. 37 inches
- 6. 41 inches
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 50 inches
- 9. 8 pieces
- 10. 17 cups
- 11. 94 inches
- 12. 20 pieces
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