πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 7 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Maya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 6 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Leo cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Sam has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Zoe makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 4 feet 9 inches long. Aiden cuts off 28 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 5 cups
- 2. 83 inches
- 3. 10 pieces
- 4. 60 inches
- 5. 44 inches
- 6. 4 pieces
- 7. 14 cups
- 8. 14 cups
- 9. 6 cups
- 10. 29 inches
- 11. 6 cups
- 12. 88 inches
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