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 7 feet 6 inches long. Sam cuts off 13 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5Priya has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Aiden cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Leo has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Priya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Zoe cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Aiden cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Priya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 9 cups
- 2. 77 inches
- 3. 8 pieces
- 4. 24 pieces
- 5. 10 pieces
- 6. 82 inches
- 7. 8 pieces
- 8. 15 pieces
- 9. 17 cups
- 10. 71 inches
- 11. 76 inches
- 12. 15 pieces
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