πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Lily cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9A board is 5 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 8 feet 3 inches long. Lily cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 21 cups
- 2. 8 pieces
- 3. 12 pieces
- 4. 15 pieces
- 5. 81 inches
- 6. 14 cups
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 12 pieces
- 9. 46 inches
- 10. 82 inches
- 11. 5 cups
- 12. 41 inches
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