πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Aiden makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Aiden cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 4 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Maya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Zoe makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Lily cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Aiden makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 16 pieces
- 2. 17 cups
- 3. 67 inches
- 4. 45 inches
- 5. 14 cups
- 6. 75 inches
- 7. 58 inches
- 8. 12 pieces
- 9. 10 cups
- 10. 14 cups
- 11. 68 inches
- 12. 21 cups
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