πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
2Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 4 feet 2 inches long. Maya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Leo cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 8 feet 2 inches long. Zoe cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Zoe makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Priya has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Aiden cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 6 feet 7 inches long. Maya cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Priya makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 20 pieces
- 2. 22 cups
- 3. 36 inches
- 4. 67 inches
- 5. 88 inches
- 6. 21 cups
- 7. 8 pieces
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 22 cups
- 10. 80 inches
- 11. 50 inches
- 12. 5 cups
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