πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Priya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 4 feet 8 inches long. Zoe cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Omar cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 5 cups
- 2. 16 pieces
- 3. 72 inches
- 4. 14 cups
- 5. 6 pieces
- 6. 10 cups
- 7. 47 inches
- 8. 32 inches
- 9. 15 pieces
- 10. 29 inches
- 11. 35 inches
- 12. 30 pieces
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