πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Priya has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 18 cups
- 2. 17 cups
- 3. 13 cups
- 4. 8 pieces
- 5. 4 pieces
- 6. 42 inches
- 7. 30 pieces
- 8. 70 inches
- 9. 21 cups
- 10. 21 inches
- 11. 81 inches
- 12. 22 inches
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