πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 6 feet 9 inches long. Sam cuts off 20 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Omar makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4A board is 8 feet 1 inches long. Maya cuts off 19 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
5A board is 3 feet 10 inches long. Omar cuts off 18 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Sam has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 5 feet 11 inches long. Sam cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Lily has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
9Priya makes 3 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Omar makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Zoe makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
12Omar has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 61 inches
- 2. 22 cups
- 3. 10 cups
- 4. 78 inches
- 5. 28 inches
- 6. 10 pieces
- 7. 61 inches
- 8. 12 pieces
- 9. 9 cups
- 10. 18 cups
- 11. 6 cups
- 12. 12 pieces
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