πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 7 feet 4 inches long. Sam cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Lily makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 4 feet 3 inches long. Maya cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Aiden has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Maya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Priya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 73 inches
- 2. 21 cups
- 3. 10 cups
- 4. 31 inches
- 5. 20 pieces
- 6. 25 pieces
- 7. 24 pieces
- 8. 19 inches
- 9. 5 cups
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 18 cups
- 12. 32 inches
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