πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 5 inches long. Maya cuts off 20 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
3Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Priya cuts off 16 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Lily cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Maya makes 2 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. 57 inches
- 2. 17 cups
- 3. 8 pieces
- 4. 55 inches
- 5. 5 cups
- 6. 21 cups
- 7. 51 inches
- 8. 12 pieces
- 9. 16 pieces
- 10. 40 inches
- 11. 16 pieces
- 12. 5 cups
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