πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Maya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 5 feet 2 inches long. Zoe cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 57 inches
- 2. 17 cups
- 3. 21 cups
- 4. 17 cups
- 5. 24 pieces
- 6. 16 pieces
- 7. 24 inches
- 8. 65 inches
- 9. 4 pieces
- 10. 18 cups
- 11. 18 cups
- 12. 47 inches
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