πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 7 feet 11 inches long. Lily cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Zoe cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Zoe cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 6 feet 6 inches long. Maya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 21 cups
- 2. 79 inches
- 3. 73 inches
- 4. 61 inches
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 66 inches
- 7. 36 inches
- 8. 67 inches
- 9. 10 pieces
- 10. 73 inches
- 11. 22 cups
- 12. 20 pieces
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