πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
2Leo has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
3A board is 8 feet 6 inches long. Leo cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
4Zoe has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 3 feet 2 inches long. Lily cuts off 17 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6A board is 5 feet 4 inches long. Aiden cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
7Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
8Lily has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Aiden has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10A board is 8 feet 7 inches long. Lily cuts off 26 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
11A board is 3 feet 4 inches long. Lily cuts off 30 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
12Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 9 cups
- 2. 20 pieces
- 3. 90 inches
- 4. 30 pieces
- 5. 21 inches
- 6. 46 inches
- 7. 10 pieces
- 8. 10 pieces
- 9. 4 pieces
- 10. 77 inches
- 11. 10 inches
- 12. 18 cups
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