πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Leo cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Priya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 7 feet 7 inches long. Lily cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Lily cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Lily has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Maya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11Leo makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Sam cuts off 27 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 22 cups
- 2. 67 inches
- 3. 68 inches
- 4. 61 inches
- 5. 77 inches
- 6. 10 cups
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 8 pieces
- 9. 24 pieces
- 10. 13 inches
- 11. 14 cups
- 12. 48 inches
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