πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily makes 5 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. Zoe cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Leo has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 3 feet 7 inches long. Lily cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Sam makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Aiden cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Leo cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Lily cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 17 cups
- 2. 74 inches
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 16 inches
- 5. 18 cups
- 6. 40 inches
- 7. 25 pieces
- 8. 12 pieces
- 9. 9 cups
- 10. 81 inches
- 11. 22 cups
- 12. 9 inches
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