πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Lily cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Aiden cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Priya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Leo makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 4 feet 1 inches long. Leo cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 22 cups
- 2. 12 pieces
- 3. 78 inches
- 4. 15 pieces
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 30 inches
- 7. 87 inches
- 8. 62 inches
- 9. 9 cups
- 10. 16 pieces
- 11. 5 cups
- 12. 31 inches
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