πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Sam has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 7 feet 10 inches long. Priya cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 3 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Maya cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Aiden 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. 12 pieces
- 3. 6 cups
- 4. 79 inches
- 5. 8 pieces
- 6. 83 inches
- 7. 6 pieces
- 8. 28 inches
- 9. 8 pieces
- 10. 78 inches
- 11. 6 cups
- 12. 16 pieces
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