πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Omar makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 4 feet 3 inches long. Aiden cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Aiden has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 4 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 49 inches
- 2. 14 cups
- 3. 20 pieces
- 4. 21 cups
- 5. 6 pieces
- 6. 24 inches
- 7. 21 cups
- 8. 9 cups
- 9. 6 pieces
- 10. 66 inches
- 11. 13 cups
- 12. 33 inches
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