πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 8 feet 9 inches long. Omar cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 7 feet 6 inches long. Zoe cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5A board is 5 feet 10 inches long. Maya cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 7 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8A board is 6 feet 11 inches long. Omar cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Aiden 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. 9 cups
- 2. 84 inches
- 3. 68 inches
- 4. 18 cups
- 5. 40 inches
- 6. 4 pieces
- 7. 63 inches
- 8. 65 inches
- 9. 76 inches
- 10. 77 inches
- 11. 21 cups
- 12. 10 cups
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