πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam 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 2 inches long. Priya cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 4 feet 11 inches long. Aiden cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 5 cups
- 2. 67 inches
- 3. 16 pieces
- 4. 25 pieces
- 5. 10 pieces
- 6. 13 cups
- 7. 45 inches
- 8. 18 cups
- 9. 30 pieces
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 66 inches
- 12. 16 pieces
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