πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Lily cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Aiden has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 7 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Aiden has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Priya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Aiden makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Lily makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Priya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 31 inches
- 2. 8 pieces
- 3. 67 inches
- 4. 6 cups
- 5. 17 cups
- 6. 12 pieces
- 7. 59 inches
- 8. 9 cups
- 9. 6 cups
- 10. 18 cups
- 11. 14 cups
- 12. 8 pieces
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