πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 5 feet 9 inches long. Maya cuts off 23 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2Maya makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
3Sam has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 50 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
4Zoe has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
5A board is 8 feet 5 inches long. Sam cuts off 10 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
6Maya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
7Sam makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
8A board is 6 feet 3 inches long. Sam cuts off 22 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
9Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
10Lily makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Omar has a ribbon 3 meters long and cuts it into pieces 25 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12Priya has a ribbon 6 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 46 inches
- 2. 14 cups
- 3. 6 pieces
- 4. 15 pieces
- 5. 91 inches
- 6. 18 cups
- 7. 14 cups
- 8. 53 inches
- 9. 15 pieces
- 10. 5 cups
- 11. 12 pieces
- 12. 30 pieces
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