πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4A board is 4 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6A board is 6 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Maya has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 4 feet 5 inches long. Lily cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 6 feet 4 inches long. Aiden cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Lily has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
11Leo has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 6 feet 8 inches long. Leo cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 5 cups
- 2. 13 cups
- 3. 20 pieces
- 4. 42 inches
- 5. 17 cups
- 6. 71 inches
- 7. 15 pieces
- 8. 35 inches
- 9. 59 inches
- 10. 12 pieces
- 11. 10 pieces
- 12. 51 inches
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