πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 3 feet 8 inches long. Maya cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Maya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3A board is 8 feet 8 inches long. Omar cuts off 29 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4A board is 3 feet 5 inches long. Leo cuts off 21 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5Zoe makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
6Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Leo cuts off 15 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9A board is 7 feet 8 inches long. Aiden cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
10Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 20 inches
- 2. 10 cups
- 3. 75 inches
- 4. 20 inches
- 5. 22 cups
- 6. 24 pieces
- 7. 15 pieces
- 8. 49 inches
- 9. 80 inches
- 10. 14 cups
- 11. 8 pieces
- 12. 6 pieces
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