πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 8 feet 4 inches long. Omar cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Omar has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 7 feet 1 inches long. Zoe cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 6 feet 2 inches long. Maya cuts off 14 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Omar has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Sam makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Omar makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Leo makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Lily cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 77 inches
- 2. 6 cups
- 3. 20 pieces
- 4. 67 inches
- 5. 9 cups
- 6. 60 inches
- 7. 12 pieces
- 8. 20 pieces
- 9. 5 cups
- 10. 22 cups
- 11. 6 cups
- 12. 44 inches
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