πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 5 feet 1 inches long. Leo cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Zoe 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. Omar cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Maya 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 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Leo makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11A board is 3 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya makes 3 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. 85 inches
- 2. 6 cups
- 3. 49 inches
- 4. 6 pieces
- 5. 8 pieces
- 6. 12 pieces
- 7. 70 inches
- 8. 12 pieces
- 9. 20 pieces
- 10. 17 cups
- 11. 32 inches
- 12. 10 cups
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