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
2Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Omar cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 6 feet 1 inches long. Leo cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Leo has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 3 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 8 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Lily 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. 17 cups
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 17 inches
- 4. 20 pieces
- 5. 53 inches
- 6. 22 cups
- 7. 30 pieces
- 8. 13 inches
- 9. 14 cups
- 10. 14 cups
- 11. 81 inches
- 12. 21 cups
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