πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Zoe makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Zoe cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Aiden makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Omar has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Sam cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Priya cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 5 feet 6 inches long. Priya cuts off 25 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Sam has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 41 inches
- 2. 17 cups
- 3. 8 inches
- 4. 14 cups
- 5. 4 pieces
- 6. 8 pieces
- 7. 74 inches
- 8. 57 inches
- 9. 21 cups
- 10. 41 inches
- 11. 16 pieces
- 12. 18 cups
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